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02104
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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 JANUARY 2002 OUR 655th ISSUE
February 10. Paul Cunningham is working on the new AVA Membership Roster,
which will be cross-referenced by city & state as well as alphabetically. Every mem-
ber will receive a copy when it Is ready.
In this month's catalogue supplement are listed the 3 tokens of Leesburg, VA,
that were written up by Karl Gabsch in the October Fare Box. Recently I called
them and was informed that all three tokens are now in use, so perhaps the white
t cn-i sa.d was obsolete has been reorciereQ', or a different white one, is back
in use. They promised to send me one.
Also in this month's catalogue supplement is listed the beautiful pure silver Pre-
sentation Piece for Charlotte, NC. These contain one full ounce of pure silver, and
they only struck 750 of them. They are on sale from "Park It!" at 229 S. Brevard
St., Suite 102 - Charlotte, NC 28202. Or you can call them directly and charge
the token to your credit card, at 704-375-3177. As these usually sell out, you might
want to use the telephone. Price is $20.00 each.
Bob Phipps recently acquired OH 790 A (Sandusky) from a lady in Findlay,
OH, who then told him she has "17 brass tokens from the Lorain Street Railway."
He bought them, but they probably are not transportation tokens. The tokens are
28mm brass, pierced, inscribed on obverse: "L / S RY / CO" and on reverse: the
letter R above various numerals. Each letter or number is Individually hand stamped.
We don't know what they are but I don't think they are ride tokens. Bob also ac-
quired a round token inscribed with the name of a livery company. These round
tokens, brass or aluminum, with large center holes, are harness markers. They
are not ride tokens, although in at least one instance they started using them as
ride tokens and so we listed that one (IL 745 A).
Every once in a while an oval punch-card ticket is reported to us as a trans-
portation token. One issued by the Hot Springs & Smelter Railroad of Helena, MT,
was recently offered on e-bay. These are punch tickets. They have a series of
numbers, each of which is punched when the ticket is presented. These Hot Springs
smelter tickets are not rare, and they are not transportation tokens. The ticket
- — says right on it, "Good For 12 Rides".
Copies of The Fare Box mailed to Kenton Forrest of Golden, CO, and Timothy
Schroeder of Janesville, Wl, have been returned by the postoffice. Anybody know
where they are?
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JANUARY SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
MARYLAND
Annapolis 40 (Reported by Karl E. Gabsch(
ANNAPOLIS DEPARTMENT/PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION/
ADPT (IN LOGO)
E
A
39
Sd
Annapolis, Maryland 1984/Trolley Shuttle/AT
(trolley & buildings) (reeded edge) (not anodized)
$0.75
ANNAPOLIS/TRANSPORTATION/rwm /(FRONT OF TROLLEY
incuse)
F
A
39
Sd
Annapolis, Maryland/1999/(trolIey & buildings)
(reeded edge)
.75
MINNESOTA
New
Ulm
590
(relisting)
BROWN COUNTY/HEARTLAND EXPRESS/1-800-707-2717/
359-2717/GOOD FOR 1 RIDE/(PEOFLE IN BUS WINDOWS)
B
Pw
38
Sd
(same as obverse) (blue printing)
BROWN COUNTY/HEARTLAND EXPRESS/1-800-707-2717/
359-2717/(GOOD FOR 1 RIDE/SENIOR D1 N ING/ ( PEOPLE
IN BUS WINDOWS)
1.00
C
Pb
38
Sd
(same as obverse) (white printing)
BROWN COUNTY/HEARTLAND EXPRESS/1-800-707-2717/
359-2717/GOOD FOR 1 RIDE/(PEOPLE IN BUS WINDOWS)
1.00
D
Pr
38
Sd
(same as obverse) (white printing)
1.00
MONTANA
Missoula
660
(Reported by Bill Garrison)
A CAROUSEL FOR MISSOULA/RIDE TOKEN/(CAROUSEL
HORSE)
U
B
25
Sd
Orchard Belle/2002 /hm/ (carousel horse) (* 2002)
.50
V
B
25
Sd
Red Ribbons/2002/ hm/ h m
.50
W
B
25
Sd
Toyo/2002/HM/ " "
.50
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte 160 (Reported by Fred Sader)
1962. CHARLOTTE. AREQUl PA. 2002 /SISTER CITIES.
CIUDADES HERMANAS/40th ANNIVERSARY/ (CATHEDRAL
IN FRONT OF VOLCANO)
1 B
23
Sd
Park! Center City /Transit/Onstreet Parking/Trolley/
(crown) /Charlotte sm/rwm (7mm stainless steel center)
1.00
VIRGINIA
Leesburg
470
(Reported by Karl E. Gabsch)
LOUDON/TRANSIT/(BUS with VIRGINIA REGIONAL
TRANSIT above windshield)
A 0 Pw
43
Sd
Valid For/One Bus/Transfer/No Cash/Value
(black printing) (* 1998)
1.00
Bo Pe
43
Sd
Valid For/One Bus/Rlde/No Cash/Value
(white printing) (* 2000)
.50
C Pr
43
Sd
Valid For One/Bus/Ride/50<: Fare/No Cash Value
(white printing) (* 2001)
.50
Orange 610
(Reported by Karl E. Gabsch)
ORANCE/VIRGINIA/SWEET LIVING STEADY PROGRESS/
(CLOCK TOWER)
A B
25
Sd
Toot/ RWM {* 2001 )
.25
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Dodgeville 160 (Reported by James Vaughan)
_ C.E. BARTLE/HOTEL GRAND
Jo A 23 Sd Good/One/Way $100.00
PRESENTATION PIECES
BQ Sv 39 Sd (NC 160 I without RWM mintmark, reeded and numbered
on edge, struck in .999 silver) (750 struck)
*****
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
The Annapolis, MD, trolley shuttle is currently using previously listed MD 40
D plus the two new listings. Fare is 75C. The 40 E is identical to 40 D except it
is not anodized brass. It is currently in short supply. The New Issues Service will
supply 40 F to its members.
John Coffee noted that when we listed the three New Ulm, MN, plastics, we omit-
ted the words SENIOR DINING on the obverse of 590 C. Hence the relisting.
The carousal at "A Carousel For Missoula” has 38 different horses and two char-
iots. Continuing their project of issuing a half dozen new tokens each year, the first
three issues for Year 2002 were recently struck by the Hoffman Mint (hm mintmark) .
Bill Garrison obtained a supply of each for the New Issues Service.
Continuing for the fourth straight year, Charlotte, NC, has issued a multipur-
pose commemorative regular issue good for bus and trolley rides plus parking. Fred
Sader has obtained a supply for the N.I.S. The large pure silver Presentation Piece
.^listing was struck by the Silvertowne Mint. Our Editor will comment on their avail-
ability elsewhere in this Issue.
See page 99 of the October, 2001, Fare Box for background Information on the
three Leesburg, VA 470 listings.
Since November, 1998, the "Town of Orange Transit" [TOOT] has operated two
shuttle buses for the elderly, poor, and handicapped. TOOT is providing transporta-
tion to an average of 1,300 town residents. Orange is working to expand service
south to Gordonsville. At this time it is doubtful that the N.I.S. will be able to
_ handle this token because of short supply at the source.
Hank Thoele researched the token we list from Dodgeville, Wl, and notes that
the token should date from 1909-1910. Hotel Grand was operated simultaneously with
Charles E. Bartle on those dates. The token sold on ebay for $307.00.
Before we list is as Unidentified, can anyone locate the origin of this old token
reported by John Dunlap?
THOMPSON RUN R.R./FARE/4e
Ve 2U Sd C.W.S.
Ed Axthelm reports a new token from Woodbridge, VA, just like VA 985 C, except the new one has a dif-
ferent phone number on it: 703-730-6664. Ed has secured a supply for the New Issues Service.
Ted Meyers has finished preparing the copy for the new SIX-YEAR SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CAT-
ALOGUE, which will update the 5th edition from where it left off up thru December 2001. He tightened up
empty spaces so it all fits in the same number of pages, so will be the same size. These will be ready
in another month or so. Watch for ordering information. Just as well they're about ready because the
Five-Year Supplements are all sold out. We printed 200. All gone now. We'll print 200 of the 6-year
"'^supplement, too, so don't delay ordering one, once we make the announcement.
Bob Lusch sends a clipping from the Monroe [Mil Evening News of December 11, reporting that the De-
troit People Mover ordered a bunch of new fare tokens [see MI 225 T,V] but the turnstiles reject them.
Seems they're a trifle larger than the older ones and "they just fall straight thru."
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= SUPPLEMENT #JVP-38 TO FEISEL'S FIFTH
FLORIDA (Both reported by C R Clark)
NEVJ PORT RICHEy-3597
GULF / HARBORS
A o B 22 Sd Beach / Pass / Fishing 5.00
GULF / HARBORS (prop)
B o B 22 Sd Pass For / Beach / Or / Fishing (prop) 5.00
NORTH CAROLINA (Reported by M Ayrapetov)
CHARLOTTE-3160
1962 CHARLOTTE AREQUIPA 2002 / 40TH ANNIVERSARY / SISTER CITIES
CLUDADES HERMANAS (building 5cene)(8min steel center)
Y B 23 Sd (as W) 1.00
PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA-3750
READING TERMINAL MARKET / PHILADELPHIA, PA (buildmg)(15 mm brass center)
AT WM 27 Sd Parkway / Convention Center Garage / 2001 / ® (autc>)(reeded edge) .50
CANADA
ONTARIO
OSHAWA-3670
CITY OF OSHAWA / LABOUR AND PROSPER / MOTION MONEY (crest)
A B 25 Sd Oshawa Municipal Parking System / P / Plus / Token .50
= ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS =
NC-3160-W; Rev: correct to read "sm" instead of "sw"
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
C R reports that the FLORIDA tokens were used to operate a gate to the beach
during the dcvalopment of GULF HARBORS in the 1960s £ 70 e. The tokens were given
out by a HOLIDAY INN along US 19 (it is now a RAMADA INN) to allow guests to drive
to the beach, the INN being the entrance to the development. Tokens were also
given to sales persons selling homes at GULF HARBORS. Residents wre issued a
PARKCARD to raise the gate and drive across a small bridge to reach the beach.
Vandels eventually broke the gate arm and a small shed was built with a sentry. C
R had a chance to speak with the sentry and was told that tokens and the PARKCARD
was required to gain entry to park. These tokens appear to be quite rare and
seldom seen. Thanks to CR for all this history!!
Thanks to Michael Ayrapetov, we have listed a new issue by Charlotte, NC.
The Parkway garage on Filbert street has designated Reading Terminal Market
parking spaces. Parking costs $4.00. The Reading Terminal merchants give patrons
one token for each $5.00 purchase. The tokens are good for 50c toward their
parking cost.
The city Of OSPiAWA has instituted a parking token system. Karl will try to
obtain for PATNIS .
Rocco DiGiacomo reports tokens in use at the KENNEDY HEALTH SYSTEMS at Stratford,
NJ. Unfortunately, it's a typical arcade token not personalized in any manner and
therefore unlistable.
Vic Nolan reports a curious item:
COSIENSA / MADRID
B 28 Ch Control / Systems
It does have the earmarks of a parking token. I'd like hearing from anyone with
information regarding location and usage.
I am informed that tokens are in use at the UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA in Cedar
Falls. I have been unable to verify that report.
Anyone wanting the FIFTH EDITION, write me direct. PPD at $25.00 and includes
supplement sheets with newly listed items having FARE BOX references.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 =
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SUPPLEMENT #6 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA 2nd Edition
By Harold V. Ford
CALIFORNIA
Paso Robles 635
PASO ROBLES SELF SERVICE CAR WASH rwm
B o Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value 7.50
San Bernardino 730
KENDALL CAR WASH KENDALL DR. & F ST. SAN BERNARDINO REDEEMABLE
AT THIS LOCATION ONLY
F Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hm .50
Sunset Beach 900
STOP -N- WASH SUNSET BEACH CALIFORNIA
B Bz 22 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car) 2.50
FLORIDA
Coral Springs 135
REDDY TEDDY'S CAR WASH CORAL SPRINGS NORTH LAUDERDALE rwm
(BEAR WASHING CARTOON AUTO)
A Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token (antique car) .50
KANSAS
Emporia 250
HYDRA KING (HYDRA HEAD)
C Bz 25 Sd Car Wash 2911 W. 18th Emporia, KS rwm .50
MINNESOTA
Glenwood
A B 29
St. Paul
Q B 23
MISSOURI
Columbia
D Bz 25
MONTANA
Kalispell
D Bz 29
TEXAS
Cedar Park 168 (ex Unid 329)
CEDAR PARK E&J CAR WASH 430 N. BELL BLVD rwm (CONVERTIBLE CAR)
A Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm .50
Ft. Worth 340 (ex Unid 353)
VIC'S IN WOODHAVEN hh
G Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car) .50
330 (ex Unid 292)
NEXT TO ^ (in LOGO) RESTAURANT JCT. HWYS 28 & 55 GLENWOOD
(CARTOON AUTO)
Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hh 3.00
760 (ex Unid 233)
TOUSLEY FORD
Sd Car Wash Token _ 5.00
230 (ex Unid 361)
SQUEAKY B'S CAR WASH rwm (CARTOON MOUSE)
Sd No Cash Value rwm ,50
500 (ex Unid 288)
SUPER WASH TOUCHLESS AUTOMATIC 95 4th AVENUE NE
Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hh 3.00
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Prices Realized From The First W.D. Sacks Token Auction
1
18.15
53
5.50
105
1.10
157
No Bid
209
1.25
261
5.00
2
12.50
64
13^
106
3.51
158
No Bid
210
No Bid
262
5.15
3
3.55
55
7.70
107
1.25
159
46.55
211
No Bid
263
3.75
4
3.55
56
4.00
108
0.75
160
38.50
212
No Bid
264
3.75
5
8.97
57
37.50
109
1.75
161
5.78
213
1.00
265
3.75
6
10.04
58
2SiS
110
5.00
162
2.76
214
2.25
266
4.13
7
16.71
59
2.25
111
1.43
163
3.40
216
5.63
267
5.67
8
5.25
60
2.25
112
3.25
164
3.40
216
44.00
268
3.75
9
3.75
61
1.80
113
3.58
165
3.00
217
44.00
269
3.75
10
214.50
62
1.80
114
6XW
166
4.48
218
44.00
270
3.75
11
18.57
63
1.80
115
3.00
167
5.10
219
44.00
271
18.15
12
38.50
64
1.80
116
5.61
168
3.00
220
2.15
272
35.64
13
33.75
65
1.80
117
7.70
169
2.50
221
5.50
273
4.50
14
39.38
66
1J0
118
3.00
170
4.75
222
1.60
274
2.25
IS
5.50
67
1.80
119
3.85
171
18.57
223
No Bid
275
2.25
16
18.57
68
1.80
120
346.00
172
5.00
224
No Bid
276
6.00
17
18.15
69
1.80
121
2.55
173
6.05
225
No Bid
277
3.00
18
16J8
70
1.80
122
2.80
174
4.25
226
11.17
278
3.00
19
25.30
71
1.80
123
88.00
175
1.75
227
No Bid
279
No Bid
20
18.57
72
2.50
124
2.04
176
3.55
228
3JK)
280
No Bid
21
11.00
73
1.80
126
78.75
177
1.15
229
5.00
281
4.51
22
18.57
74
3.25
126
143.59
178
3.40
230
5.00
282
4.40
23
10.75
75
2.00
127
37.13
179
4.33
231
15.00
283
3.72
24
12.66
76
3.00
128
37.13
180
3.40
232
SSJW
284
3.50
25
5.00
77
23.50
129
30.94
181
3.40
233
1.75
285
7.65
26
2.92
78
18.48
130
5.00
182
3M
234
3.25
286
No Bid
27
4.95
79
3.75
131
5.25
183
1.69
235
5.90
287
No Bid
28
6.33
80
5.01
132
0.75
184
18.15
236
3.30
288
1.00
29
6.33
81
7.15
133
No Bid
185
15.84
237
15.00
289
1.56
30
9.85
82
4.79
134
3.40
186
8.80
238
19.25
290
1.40
31
7.81
83
8.25
135
7.59
187
5.50
239
2.15
291
No Bid
32
16.88
84
8.50
136
3.97
188
4.13
240
115.00
292
1.40
33
10.00
86
3.30
137
7.15
189
58.05
241
4.40
293
1.75
34
4.40
86
3.00
138
5.00
190
2.00
242
1.00
294
2.75
36
2.00
87
19.53
139
5.00
191
6.65
243
1.00
295
3.25
36
8.80
88
134.75
140
5.50
192
2.75
244
8.00
3.25
37
3.00
89
5.30
141
4.00
193
No Bid
245
4.57
297
3.00
38
4.00
90
122.50
142
5.01
194
2.00
246
7.88
298
4.00
39
4.00
91
7.15
143
3.50
195
2.00
247
5.50
299
No Bid
40
4.00
92
6.50
144
2.10
196
1.55
248
4.50
300
2.50
41
168.30
93
3.36
145
3.97
197
4.96
249
5.75
42
11.00
94
6.15
146
4.37
198
3.30
260
2.15
43
7.70
95
2.65
147
4.40
199
3.50
261
5.00
44
2.50
96
2.65
148
1.00
200
3.00
252
1.50
45
6.00
97
0.75
149
371.25
201
3.50
253
2.95
46
No Bid
98
29.15
150
14.05
202
3.52
254
61.88
47
7.50
99
8.80
151
11.00
203
3.52
255
1.88
48
3J)0
100
No Bid
152
2.50
204
2.50
256
No Bid
49
2.65
101
No Bid
153
2J25
205
3.52
257
No Bid
50
11.83
102
55.00
154
4.55
206
6.93
258
No Bid
51
7.50
103
124.30
155
11.00
207
32.45
259
No Bid
52
7.50
104
1.40
156
No Bid
208
32.45
260
5.15
[see
page 105
of the
October
Fare
Box for 1]
LSt of
lots]
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M AUCTION OF TOKENS FROK THf SACKS COLLECTION
1, All bids lust be postiarked do later than March ii 4 . Bids om $5 will be reduced to 101 above the 2nd high bid.
Bids under Catalog value WILL NOT be considered unless 5. Successful bidders are responsible for postage and insurance,
specially noted. and lust reait prior to shipient, if requested.
3. Please bid by M f QSLY. 6. Varieties listed are froi the Godsoe Varieties Catalog.
HAIL BIDS TO: Joel J. Reznick, 116 Heyerson Way, Wheeling, IL 60090-2101
1. CA 845 G
51. CO 140 K
101, CT 235 B
151. FL 300 D
201. GA 60 AI
251. ID 440 D
2. CA 880 A
52. CO 260 Ba
102. CT 290 C
152. Fl 300 L
202. GA 60 AJ
252. ID 440 F
3. CA 895 G
53. CO 260 Bb
103. CT 290 D
153. FL 380 C
203. GA 60 AR
253. ID 440 G
4. CA 895 I
54. CO 260 Bd
104. CT 290 E
154. FL 380 Da
204. GA 60 AL
254. ID 440 J
5. CA 895 J
55. CO 260 Be
105. CT 290 F
155. FL 380 Db
205. GA 60 AH
255. ID 520 A
6. CA 895 L
56. CO 260 Bf
106. CT 290 G
156. FL 380 E
206. GA 240 A
256, ID 580 A
7. CA 895 B
57. CO 260 Bh
107. *CT 290 L error
157. PL 380 F
207, GA 240 B
257, ID 640 A w/dent
8. CA 895 N
58. CO 260 C
108. CT 290 H
158, FL 380 H
208. GA 240 C
258. ID 640 Ba
9. CA 895 0
59. CO 260 N
109. CT 290 N
159. Fl 380 K
209. GA 240 D
259. ID 640 C
10. CA 895 Q
60. CO 260 0
110, CT 290 0
160. FL 380 0
210. GA 360 A
260. ID 740 C
11. CA 895 R
61. CO 260 P
111. CT 305 E
161. FL 380 P
211. GA 360 B
261. ID 800 A
12. CA 895 S
62. CO 260 0
112. CT 305 F
162. FL 410 A
212. GA 580 A
262. ID 800 B
13. CA 895 T
63. CO 260 U
113. CT 305 G
163. Fl 420 A
213. GA 580 K
263. ID 860 A
14. CA 910 A
64. CO 260 V
114. CT 305 H
164. FL 520 E
214. GA 580 0
264. ID 860 B
15. CA 910 B
65. CO 260 W
115. CT 305 I
165. FL 530 A
215. GA 630 D
265. ID 860 C
16. CA 925 A
66. CO 280 C
116. CT 305 J
166. FL 530 6
216. GA 690 A
266. IL 10 Ac
17. CA 945 H
67. CO 300 £a
117. CT 305 R
167. FL 530 I
217, GA 750 C
267. IL 10 C
18. CA 945 I
68. CO 300 Fa
118. CT 305 L
168. FL 530 J
218. GA 750 Ea
268. IL 20 A
19. CA 945 L
69. CO 300 Ga
119. CT 320 Ba
169. FL 530 K
219. GA 780 Na
269. IL 20 Bb
20. CA 945 0
70. CO 340 A
120. CT 320 Bb
170. Fl 610 A
220, GA 780 Nb
270. II 20 Be
. CA 955 A
71. CO 340 C
121. CT 320 Be
171. FL 610 B
221. HI 240 Ac
271. TL 25 Ca
ui. CA 955 C
72. CO 340 F
122. CT 340 A
172. FL 610 C
222. HI 240 B
272. IL 70 D
23. CA 955 D
73. CO 420 A
123. CT 345 A
173. FL 610 D
223. HI 240 E
273. IL 70 E
24. CA 955 E
74. CO 440 Db
124. CT 520 C
174. FL 610 E
224. HI 330 A
274. IL 95 A
25. CA 955 F
75. CO 440 E
125. CT 525 A
175. Fl 610 F
225. HI 330 B
275. IL 95 D
26. CA 955 H
76. CO 440 F
126. CT 525 B
176. FL 625 A
226. HI 540 B
276. II 100 A
27. CA 955 I
77. CO 440 G
127. CT 525 Ca
177. FL 630 C
227. HI 540 C
277. IL no A
28. CA 960 Aa
78. CO 460 A
128. CT 525 D
178. Fl 670 A
228. HI 540 Db
278. IL 130 B
29. CA 960 Ab
79. CO 460 B
129. CT 550 A
179. FL 710 A
229. HI 540 Fb
279. IL 130 Ca
30. CA 960 B
80. CO 460 C
130. CT 560 B
180. FL 840 C
230. ID 100“ A
280. IL 130 Da
31. CA 960 C
81. CO 460 Db
131. DE 300 A
181. FL 850 A
231. ID 100 B
281. IL 130 Ea
32. CA 970 Ab
82. CO 460 E
132. DE 300 B
182. FL 860 A
232. ID 100 E
282. IL 130 G
33. CA 970 B
83. CO 540 C
133. DE 300 C
183. FL 860 B
233. ID 100 H
283. II 130 H
34. CA 975 A
84. CO 540 D
134. DE 300 D
184. FL 880 X
234. ID 100 I
284. It 135 F
35. CA 985 A
85. CO 600 A
135. DE 300 E
185. FL 880 L
235. ID 100 J
285. IL 150 Aa
36. CA 985 8
86. CO 620 A
136. DE 300 P
186. FL 880 H
236. ID 100 Ka
286. IL 150 Ab
37. CA 985 C
87. CO 620 B
137. DE 300 G light
187. FL 881 C
237. ID 100 La
287. IL 150 Bb
38. CA 985 C unpnchd 88, CO 680 A
138. DE 300 G dark
188. FL 881 D
238. ID 100 H
288. IL 150 C
39. CA 985 D
89. CO 760 C
139. DE 300 H
189. FL 895 A
239. ID 100 N
289. IL 150 I
40. CA 1000 C
90. CO 760 H
140. DE 300 I
190. FL 900 A
240. ID 100 0
290. IL 150 S
41, CA 1000 H
91. CO 760 J
141. DE 700 A
191. FL 910 A
241. ID 180 A
291. IL 150 Wa
42. CO 30 A
92. CO 760 K
142. DE 900 A
192. FL 960 F
242. ID 200 A
292. IL 150 I
43, CO 40 C
93. CO 860 C
143. DE 900 B
193. FL 960 G
243. ID 380 A
293. IL 150 Zb
44. CO 40 G
94. CO 860 Db
144. FL 90 B
194. FL 1000 L
244. ID 380 C
294. IL 150 AB
45. CO 40 H
95. CT 30 A
145. FL 105 F
195. GA 20 A
245. ID 380 D
295. IL 150 AG
CO 45 A
96. CT 35 fl
146. FL 110 A
196. GA 50 B
246. ID 380 E
296. IL 150 AI
■CO 45 B
97. CT 35 H
147. FL 110 B
197. GA 60 H
247. ID 380 F
297. IL 150 AL
48. CO 140 C
98. CT 85 C
148. FL 230 B
198. GA 60 Z
248. ID 380 H
298. IL 155 Aa
49. CO 140 I
99. CT 85 D
149. FL 281 A
199. GA 60 AG
249. ID 440 Aa
299. IL 190 Ca
50. CO 140 J
100. CT 210 G
150. FL 300 A
200. GA 60 AH
250. ID 440 B
300. IL 210 Bb
* punched like Cl 290 0
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A D I O IT
MaruigeAA: Anna S Boi>- Batien
EaA<n 2bth Stne^C MinneM-po-U^ MN 55404-4402 (61?) 871-4699
-January 2002-
nc-'S o/ up CO J column Indies In eoch cdCegory ere free to M A members. Larger ads
i^, H or full page) muse be sene eo ehe Fare Box edieor. Ads muse reacn ere mana-
gers by ehe fifth of ehe moneh of issue, or ehey yj 1 1 be held :or nex: 5
issue. DO HOT nun Che- hame ad in co/viecctC-toe- ujithourC changing <he uiO'id'j'.g . C'Se-
Lhe 2-i€A:teA SCaee abbreviation In your ad. as veil as your name, aciuress and
compieee 9-digiC zip code, which can be found by looking at a previous aa. or i .n
cne AV A membership roster. Submit only one ad per caeagory, more uil! oe t
into one ad. or held for next month's issue. Please, only ada leJaCtng to ur
Usted in pufyUcabiona (he. Aine/Ucan dexotuAiAi Apcioc-iaUon
'!Dl r.t-c
(close Mar 11)
"T
[lA] 150-E; 110-M;; 230-C;
D, E, M; [OH] 440-K thru
P; 660— F; [Wi] 220-A, B,
E, F, G; 615-A; [PA] 65~N,
O, Q; 360-A; 525-A; 725-
H, 945-A, B, C.
Joe studebaker
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC
29902-5934
[Fl,] 420— A 1 [ iViO ] 440 R ,
[OH] 475-N; [ON] 999-D.
Harold V. Ford
43 Arroyo Dr4ive
Moraga CA 94556-1228
All bids to the highest
bidder plus PSI: [ND] 60-
Gb, K, L,,M; 330-A; 380-
Da, Db; 540-A; 620-C;
675-A; 730-A; 840-A, B;
950-A; [MA] 280-Aa; 305-
A; 935-A; [Ml] 5-A, B; 65-
A, F, H; r05-A; 202-A:
290-A; 420-A; 475-A: 525-
A; 572-A; 605-A: 650-A;
655-A; 773-A, 870-C, E,
H; 890-A; 920— A; 935-A:
985-A,
Karl Cabsch
9900 Gardiner Avenue
Silver Spring MD
26902-5610
60-A. Catalogue plus suf-
ficient postage.
Harold P. Ford
43 Arroyo , Drive
Moraga CA 94556-1228
To best cash offer: 314 dif-
ferent AVA members per-
sonal tokens plus 5 pocket
mirrors, included are many
metal tokens, elongated
coins and issues of early
members, starting with
member No. 1, Roland C.
Atwood.
Al Zaika
P. 0. Box 65
Bellmawr NJ 08099-0065
Will trade my TT's for your
carwash, or will sell at 2X
catalogue price. Send
LSASE foi* 5-page list along
with your carwash trade
list.
Frank W. Sutera
5 Spencer Path
St. Peters MO
63376-2559
Pair of car wash tokens,
Kutztown [PA] 522-B (with
and without mintmark).
Want TT trade offer(s)!
John Ciecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA 19020-3689
[AZ] 630-A: 640-D, E, D,
G, J, L, 0; 840-C, D; [CA]
510-B;675-A; 810-B; 945-
F, [CO] 770-A; [IL] 603-B;
[Ml] 530-A; [MO] 975-A, B;
[NM] 280^6; [OH] 160-A;
165-D; [OK] 385-A, (OR)
90-A: [PA] 293-B: [TX]
340-F: [UT] 760-L; [VT]
(continued, nexat column)
[AZ] 240-E 50C, [AR]
435-N
$1.50; [CA] 97-A 50C: 540-
C $1.25: 940-E
$1 00;
1000-BE $2 00: [CT]
348-A
$2.00; [GA] 580-K
$5.00;
[ID] .380-1 $1.50-.
380-J
$5.00; [IN] 820-C
$2.00;
840-A $3.00, B $2,00. Still
looking for some
Mfr
- samples. Have some
scarce
tokens to trade for
them.
All sales plus a
small
amount for postage.
Bob Kelley
2689 Cliff Road
north Bend OH
45052-9718
Any quantity [Ml] 75
-J, G.
Low price plus postage,
[WI] 790-L $3.50;
|MO|
910-1 $7.50; [MN]
540-D
Horsecar token $50.00. All
plus SASE
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor ill
49022-5924
Ads CO ntinue-d on next page)
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At catalogue plus postage:
[AZ] 280-A; [CA] 60-AH;
(ILl 95-D; 760-F, H, 1, J;
[lA] 640-T. U; (LA) 30-B,
C, D. F;; 670-N; [Ml] 140-
D, E; 910-G, H. 1.
Joe studebaker
2614 Legate Street
Beaufort SC 29902-5934
PT's: [CA] 3080— A thru D;
3715-C; [FL] 3900-A; [ILL]
3155-E; [NY] 3295-Ab;
3500— A; [WA] 3915-Aa for
TT's or CWT's of similar
value that I need.
Harold V. Ford
43 Arroyo Drive
Moraga CA 94556-1228
Lot of new items: [MN] 30-
D, E, F; 590-B, C, D; 740-
A; 780-A; 960-C thru F,
213-A, B; 760-K, L; [OH]
10-Y; 815-C thru G; 730-1.
Joe Studebaker
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC
29902--5934
Car wash token [lA] 240-A,
SOFSPRA, plus 2 common
parking tokens $5.00. 4
different wood transit
tokens $3,00 plus stamp
each order.
Arnold Cirian
2305 South 35 Avenue
Omaha HE 68105-3133
Those listed in this Fare
Box plus over 500 others.
Send Lg SASE for list and
send your trade list,
Joe Studebaker
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC 29902-5934
TT's, PT's, carwash of
Dallas, TX. Would like to
buy last two TT's of
McKinney Ave. Transit of
Dallas, TX (255?), Baylor
parking tokens of Dallas
TX, 3255-AP, AQ; Car wash
tokens of Dallas TX 255-F
and Granbury TX 393-A.
Please send list of what
you have to offer with
prices. Thanks.
M. C. Smith
1801 Granite Drive
Apartment 1101
Arlington TX
76013-61 76
[CA] 745-K 50C each plus
SASE.
Raul Ledesma
196 Waiton Lane
Grayslake IL
60030-3424
[AR] 435-E thru 1, K; 480-
A, E. G, H, J, K, L, 0;
885-B thru G; [IL] 10-B;
25-A; 150-S: 155-A, B;
200-A thru F; 210-A; [NY]
631 -E, 0; 632-A; 695-A,
B, C; 735-A, C; 810-A;
[LIT] 750 C, D, E, M; SOO-
A; [VA] 20-H, 1; 65-B; 80-
A; 500-A, B, E, H, 1; 620-
A, B, D thru 1, K, L; 700-B
thru E; 720-A. B, C.
Ricky Curtis
245 McCarty Road
Fredericksburg VA
22405-5708
Want to buy tokens. Will
pay only catalogue plus
postage. If you have any
you will sell, send me your
list. Also want OPA & CW,
Gilbert Vogel
3314 Maple tt2
Longview WA 98632-
Two for One!! Send me up
to 30 different TT and 1 will
send you up to 60 TT's
my choice-. There will be
some duplicates. Also send
$2.00 for postage, and your
duplicate for sale list.
"School Bus: Ben
216 Hampton Road
BEnton Harbor MI
49022-5924
Collector eager to buy old
US transportation tickets,
passes, time tables and
cash fare receipts. Mostly
pre-1930, (919) 468-5510.
Dan Benice
P. 0. Box 5708
Cary NC 27512-5708
Michigan TT's. Send your
list.
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor MI
49022-5924
Just got a hold of 50 extra
TT, [WA] 920-D, Anybodt
out there needs one or
more, send your trade list
and how many you want.
Also still have many CW
[WA] 480-C.
Gilbert Vogel
3314 Maple tl2
Longview WA 98632-
We would appxe.-
oiale- if iij the- memicAA
would NOT Life- ^maU
piAccA oif papeA on which
to 6uJ>mlt thciA odA. PlcoAc
uAc post ca/idA on at ieoAt
haliy Aize. AhcefA papeA.
Thanh you.
[TN] 140-A, cats $1.00. 1
can use up to 10 of these.
van7970man@zol.com
victor Nolan
P. 0. Box 101850
Pittsburgh PA 15237-
The Postal Service now irradiates mail going thru D.C. and NYC. Soon it will irradiate ALL mail, and
examples of stamps and plastic that have been subjected to this process indicate serious consequences to
them. I suspect it could adversely affect vulcanite, and especially celluloid tokens. Personally I shall
no longer send vulcanites or celluloids thru the mail. The irradiation is to kill any anthrax spores,
which is necessary, but it certainly seems to do a job on stamps, paper money, and plastics as well.
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-January 2002-
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE FARE BOX
The January, 1952, issue reported that the A.V.A. had just purchased a new electric mimeograph machine
at a cost of $347.15. It served us well for many years. An article introduces us to John G. Nicolosi,
who would later serve for many years as New Issues Service director. One new member, 14-year-old Harry
C. Reynolds of Drexel Hill, PA, was welcomed as AVA #J-132. The issue contained 8 pages and included two
articles. One was by Ivan Cline on "The First Electric Streetcar in Evansville." The other was by Albert
Field of New York City on "Tokens of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad." Eleven years after Mr. Field's
article, the HSJ^ would be taken over by Port Authority Trans - Hudson (PATH). The article contains some
interesting information so I am reproducing it below. But bear in mind it was written 50 years ago.
The Hudson Tubes had five tokens and it looks now as if that is all they will
ever have. Two of these tokens were for regular use, and the other three were
used because H&M had a special problem. A token entitles a passenger to ride as
far as Journal Square (Jersey City). Those who wish to go on to Newark must have
tickets which are collected between those two points. During rush hours an agent
stands by the turnstiles: those who have tickets are let through a special gate.
But it is not economical to station a man there at all times of the night and on
holidays. Consequently the company used a second token to let ticket passengers
through the turnstiles. There have been three of these special tokens.
From 26 June 1946 to 26 November 1946 regular tokens were sold at 11 for $1;
they were 16mm cadmium-plated. During this period ticketed passengers used the
same token copper-plated [NY 630 AJ] . From 26 November 1946 to 19 March 1950
the fare was lOO straight. Ticketed passengers used a token with a collar [NY 630
AL]. From 19 March 1950 to 13 December 1951 the fare was 15$ and the same tokens
were used [NY 630 AH]. During this period ticketed passengers used the solid brass
token [NY 630 AI]. Oh 13 December 1951 the fare was raised to 20$. The regular
token has been dipped in brass [NY 630 AK]. Now ticketed passengers use the same
solid brass token.
Within two months the use of tokens will be discontinued completely and any
left in the hands of the public will have to be taken to the company offices for
redemption. The tokens for ticketed passengers were not sold to the public; they
were to be used by them to pass the turnstiles and remained at all times the property
of the company. Therefore any such tokens in the hands of passengers or collectors
are, in effect, stolen.
Mr. Field goes on to state that he has been allowed by H&M to purchase examples of the solid brass, the
white metal, and the brass-plated tokens for AVA members at cost. But the copper-plated ones and those
with the collar were not available. The brass and copper-plated H&M tokens are quite scarce; the one with
the collar (the hub token) is rare. An odd striking of it is pictured on page 374 of Volume II of the At-
wood-Coffee Catalogue.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3086 ALEX ZIMMERMAN - 12320 N.E. 37th Street - Vancouver, Washington 98682
Age 32. Collects U.S., Canada, foreign. (Paul Nelson)
3087 KENNETH MARKLEY - 104 North 26th St. - Camp Hill, PA 17011-3616
Age 68; Antique Clock Dealer. Collects U.S. anytimeQprodigy . net (Weber)
3088 PATRICK STANFORD - 82 Burgundy Drive - Kensington, Connecticut 06037
Age 57; Clerk. Collects U.S., Canada. (Reznick)
3089 BARRY L. CAY - 955 Daniel Drive - Stevens, Pennsylvania 17578
Age 40; Cabinet Maker. Collects U.S. (Reznick)
RESIGNED FROM MEMBERSHIP : 1039 Ken Hallenbeck. 2848 Jose Luis Rubio. 2563 Anders Stam
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
1976 Cliff Brehan - 160 Token Lane - Sequim, Washington 98382
2535 Bruce Bryant - 140 Central Avenue - Madison, New Jersey 07940
1844 David Ferguson - 3409 Richmond Ave. - Staten Island, NY 10312-2025
2504 Tim Orlik - P.O. Box 1157 - Tottenham, Ontario LOG IWO
1115 Dick Schubert - P.O. Box 140240 - Edgewater, Colorado 80214
2063 Frank Sherkow - new ZIP is 92879-6166 (all else is the same)
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MDy HACE
AnAij Hale, APA ^2670, of Rochester, Neuj york, was president and owner of iltcCeod Stamp
St Coin Company on fitonroe Avenue in Rochester. He joined us in march, 1994. I have
just learned that he died last June, at aye 72. I did not know him personally, but
that does not diminish my sense of loss. All of us will miss Andy, for he was one of
March 10. In addition to the loss of Andy, I have just learned of the death of
a long-time former member, Charles O. Rogers of Williamsburg, Va. Charles died in
January, 2002, at age 84.
The six-year Supplement to the Atwood-Coffee Catalogue, containing all listings
that have appeared in Fare Box supplements from January, 1996, thru December, 2001,
is ready. This updates your 5th edition to the beginning of 2002. We compressed
the listings just slightly so as to keep the booklet about the same size as last year,
that is about 96 pages. I have printed only 200 of these, and they are available at
the bargain price of $5.00 each, which includes first class postage. Last year's sup-
plement sold out, so don't delay too long if you want one of these. Included Is a com-
plete token identifier (worth the price alone) and the month S year in which the token
was listed in The Fare Box. Order from the Editor in Boston.
Karl E. Cabsch reports acquiring a token like IN 925 C, except that Karl's token
does not have the "Jas. Murdock Jr, 125 Race St. Cin'ti" manufactuer's signature on
reverse. He also picked up Unidentified #50, the Ben Grande token, and reminds me
that the piece is listed in the Texas Merchant Token book as being from Corpus Chris-
ti. I think Ben Grande operated a saloon or something, but we can't find him opera-
ting a hack line or livery, or whatever. Still I think Corpus Christi is its home.
Arnold Korotkin sends a clipping announcing that tokens used on the Delaware
River Bridges (PA 263 A,B,C,D) will soon be obsolete. Sold in rolls of 40 for $4 they
are dirt cheap, each good for 25<: toll. Tolls on the bridges will soon get a hefty in-
crease, and the "E-Z Pass" will be instituted.
Bill Sowell has obtained a small supply of the Boston Millennium token (MA 1000
D). This gold-plated beauty cost me $2 each, but Bill got them for $1.60. Write him
if you need one (remember postage, etc., costs).
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NEW ISSUES SERVICE POLICIES
By Bill Sowell
-February 2002-
MEMBERSHIP ; There will be a maximum of 225 members. Seniority is assigned
on becoming an N.I.S. member, not by AVA membership number. A waiting list
will be maintained by date of application; again, not by AVA membership number.
AVA dues must be current to retain N.I.S. membership.
DEPOSITS : . Members will maintain a minimum balance of $15.00. With each
mailing a statement will be enclosed advising members of their balance. It is the
member’s responsibility to maintain his/her balance at or above the minimum. Credit
wUl not be extended to any member. If the account has not been brought to the
minimum balance after 30 days, or at mailing of the next shipment, whichever is
longer, the member will be sent a reminder and his account charged 75<l! for the
additional correspondence. If no reply is received within 30 days of the reminder
the member may be dropped from membership in the N.I.S., and the account will
be charged 75^ for the additional correspondence.
If a member is dropped, or withdraws from N.I.S. membership, a refund of
the account balance will be made, provided the balance is $1.00 or more. No refunds
of less than $1.00 will be made.
TOKEN ACCEPTANCE ; Each member is required to accept all tokens handled
by the New Issues Service. the only exception will be the AVA Convention Tour
Token. Should the member elect not to receive the tour token, written notice must
be provided to the manager of the New Issues Service not less than one month prior
to the convention. That election will remain in force until changed by the member
in writing. Members may also elect to receive an additional tour token, again, in
advance and in writing. Convention attendees will be given the option of receiving
an additional tour token through the N.I.S., while at the convention.
LIMITED QUANTITY TOKENS : Tokens received in limited quantity will be sent
to the membership in N.I.S. membership number order, to members whose accounts
are current at the time of initial shipment.
PRICES : Token prices will be 15<t: above the acquisition cost of the token, roun-
ded up to the last 5<> increment.
POSTAGE : Actual postage will be charged on all shipments in addition to the
total of token prices.
INSURANCE : Private insurance is being furnished on all shipments at a charge
of 10<f per shipment. This cost will be added to each and every shipment. If a
shipment is split, because of account balance, the insurance will be added to each
half of the split shipment.
NEW ISSUES SERVICE REPORT FOR 2001
In 2001 the New Issues Service mailed sixty-six new tokens to members. The
total catalogue value of these tokens was $86.20. The cost of the tokens to members
totaled $86.20 plus $5.05 in postage and 80$ for N.I.S. self-insurance.
The tokens provided were: AL 370 A, 800 G; CA 120 A, 295 A, 401 A, 712
A B; CT 35 P; FL 715 A; IN 180 K L, 540 B C; KS 55 A; LA 600 A; ME 70 B; MN
480 A B; MO 195 A; MT 660 O P Q R S T; NJ 833 A; NY 79 A B, 110 F, 139 A,
590 A thru N, 905 T; NE 160 H; NC 760 A; OH 200 D(X4), 230 AK AL, 245 A B,
605 F G, 752 B, 895 B; OR 400 I; PA 142 E, 175 E; RI 521 I; SC 560 A (50 only);
TX 350 A; VA 895 F, 985 E; WI 370 A, 915 B.
WilKam A. Sowell - P.O. Box 1235 - Cathedral City, CA 92235-1235
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Modern Transportation Tokens of Central Virginia
By Karl E. Gabsch
In the October 2001 Fare Box my article about the Loudoun County Transportation
Association was published. That article resulted from an interview with Mr. Richard Johns the
Dispatch Office Manager of LCTA. During the interview I asked if he was aware of other
transportation companies in Virginia which used tokens, his reply was Yes, both Orange and
Charlottesville, Virginia use tokens.
I have finally been in contact with both and here are their stories.
The Orange, Virginia token (as mentioned by John Coffee in the December 2001 Fare
Box) was issued in 2000 it is a 25 millimeter brass piece used by the city bus system, TOOT
(Township of Orange Transit). The token is available through the city managers office at a fee of
.25 . 1 called and spoke to the town clerk, she indicated that she needed to obtain permission to
sell a quantity of the tokens. She was not cooperative in answering questions about the
organization or the token. All I was able to find out was that the token is used on the city bus line
and what the acronym TOOT stood for. As it turned out I was only able to obtain fifty copies of
the TOOT piece not enough for NIS distribution. They are available for $1.00 each plus a SASE.
Please send your request to Karl W. Gabsch, 9900 Gardiner Ave., Silver Spring, MD.
20902.
This brings me to the Charlottesville, Virginia token. In Charlottesville I received a
completely different reception. JAUNT, Inc. is the current name of the Transportation Company
servicing the counties of Albemarle, Fluvana, Louisa, Nelson and the City of Charlottesville,
Virginia. The company was founded in 1975 and was called JAUNT which is an acronym for
Jefferson Area UNited Transportation. Sometime between 1975 and 1995 (no one could
remember which year) JAUNT was purchased by C?ic five iocai goveiuiiieiiiai areas liiaL ii
SCI vlceu aiiu became J AUIsT, lilc.
Tue service iiiiiialiy was subsidized by the five area governnients and was solely an on
demand service for the Human Service Agencies of the five areas it serviced. JALTN'T, Inc. is
headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The fare structure was established for certified patrons (certified meaning Elderly,
Handicapped, Subsidized housing and or Welfare recipients) or as authorized by the different
Human Service Agencies.
1996 Certified Fares Today’s Certified Fares Today’s Non-Certified Fares _
Inner-city
$ 1.00
$ 1.25
$2.00
Zone A
S 1.25
$ 1.50
$3.00
Zone B
$ 1.40
$2.60
$5.20
Zone C
$ 1,50
$4.00
$ 8.00
Zone D
$2.60
$ 5.25
$12.50
The zones relate to four concentric circles radiating out from Charlottesville, Virginia.
These fares are for the on demand service which JAUNT, Inc. provides to the region. In addition
to the on demand service JAUNT, Inc. also provides eight different fixed routes within the region.
The fares on the fixed routes range from $ 1.00 to $ 2.50 each way. JAUNT, Inc. does not
differentiate between certified and non-certified fares on the fixed route service. Today JAUNT,
Inc. operates seventy-three (15 to 20 passenger busses) as well as contracting with the local cab
company for inner city and Zone A patrons.
During the twenty seven-year history of JAUNT, Inc. they have only used tokens from
1996 to 1998. The tokens are wooden nickels, which are 38 millimeters in diameter. Blue ink was
used for the wording on both the obverse and reverse. The tokens were given to certified patrons
by the Human Services Agencies to pay the fare throughout the region. The amount of the fare has
been written on the token in red, blue or black ink. Those tokens, which do not have a hand
written fare on them were good for the inner-city fare of SI. 00'.
I was successful in obtaining all the remaining tokens JAUNT, Inc. had. This means there
is a sufficient supply for NIS distribution.
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-Fehruary 2002-
THE MOSE C. WILLETS HACK TOKEN AND THE COPIES OF IT
A LETTER FROM ROBERT K. LUSCH
Dear John: Now I want to take you back a bit and then update you with some
information. Look at Monroe, MI 650 B. If I am correct back in 1965 you bought
that token from Marie Johnson for $25, I have no idea what you may have done with
it. But here is the scoop. That token was unique. It is the only one that has
ever surfaced. At least over here. It was issued by Mose C. V/illets who had a
hack line over here on Monroe Street. He had (as the token states) two 'cars’ #2
and #8.
Prior to your bujring that token we had a member of the local coin club here
who was an engineer for the Ford Motor Company at the Dearborn Proving Grounds
in Dearborn who was also a token collector. He suggested that since that token was
unique and it was being sold, that maybe we should make a copy. He was involved
with some relatively new plastic injection molding process at the time. Anyway he
took the original token up to Dearborn and thru that injection process made THREE
copies (they are not marked copy). The color is almost identical to the original
aluminum. The copy turned out every bit as nice as the original. The owners of
those copies are K.F. Petrak (now deceased, I think), Luther Connors and myself.
Your original came from the collection of the now deceased (June, 2001) Charles
Verhoeven. As you know copies are not always good for the hobby. But I think
in real rarities sometimes it is good to have a copy, especially if the buyer is made
aware of the fact that it is a copy- This is why I want you to know the story on
this token, so possibly future generations will also know that there are copies and
in this case how many there are, and that they are NOT MARKED.
When I received the above email from Boh, I had to reply that I have never
owned the original of MI 650 B. I do have one of the copies, which I believe Paul
Cunningham sent me some years ago. The copy does, indeed, look like the real
token. I have it a holder marked "copy," hut the token itself is not marked.
A BEAUTIFUL NEW BRIDGE TOKEN FROM PORTUGAL
Just received from AVA member Jaime Salgado of Portugal is an unusually attrac-
tive bridge token from that country. The white metal token is 30mm, inscribed on
its obverse: LUSOPONTE, S.A. / CLIENTE - 1 /2002 - FREQUENTE (around a figure
that appears to be a map. On reverse it has a picture of a suspension bridge, sur-
rounded by the inscription: PONTE 25 DE ABRIL / CLASSE 1 PASSAGEM
The bridge that uses this token was opened, over the Tagus River, in 1966.
When it opened it was known as the "Salazar Bridge," after the then ruler of Port-
ugal. It is one kilometre between towers, and is a suspension bridge of the same
style as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. When democracy returned to Port-
ugal in the "25 de Abril" Revolution, they changed the name of the bridge to honor
that event. The bridge was built for both motor vehicles and railways, but it was
only in 1999 that the first railroad train passed over the bridge.
I have 20 extras of this token, and will send them out at my cost of $1.25 each,
plus a stamped return envelope. First come first served, and please only one per
collector. Order directly from the Editor in Boston.
•k-k-kick
ROBERT RHUE DISPLAYS HORSECAR TOKEN COLLECTION
AVA member Robert Rhue of Denver displayed his complete collection of horse-
car tokens at the ANA Midyear Show in Jacksonville on March 6. The last person
to own them all was Norm Sherman of Santa Barbara. But that was over 30 years
ago, and Norm didn't own the Gainesville, TX, which was discovered later. Robert
has them all. Congratulations!
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-February 2002-
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MALTA TRAMWAYS & LIFTS
by Bob Lyall
Obverse: TRAMWAYS & LIFTS * MALTA * (around a Maltese cross)
Reverse; 1 d.
maroon celluloid, 22 mm., solid
In 1903, a London company entitled Macartney, McElroy & Co. Ltd. secured a 99 year concession from the
Government of Malta to build a tramway. This company specialised in building tramways, both in Great Britain
and also abroad. The terminus at Valletta was just outside the city gates, where the bus station is now, and lines
were laid, via Floriana, to Hamrun and on to Birkirkara; a second line was laid from Floriana to Marsa and
Cospicua and a third line from Floriana to Zebbug via Qormi, These were all single-track lines with passing places
except for the section from Valletta to Hamrun. The first tram ran on the 23rd February 1 905. The fare charged
was 1d from Valletta to Floriana, 2d from Valletta to Birkirkara or Cosicua or Qormi, and 3d from Valletta to
Zebbug. The company sarted operations with 16 four wheel double decker trams, painted in a livery of green and
white, but soon were to order 5 further vehicles followed by 4 more, ending up with a total of 25 tramcars by 1908.
In the first few years of operation there were a number of accidents including one serious one with 4 deaths; the
company had poor staff relationships resulting in several strikes.
In 1908 the Malta Tramways Company Ltd. was formed as a public company, registered on the London stock
exchange: the company was to take over the operation of the trams from Macartney, McElroy & Co Ltd. but the
flotation was a disaster and few shares were taken up. The company went into voluntary liquidation in May 1918,
but the trams were to continue operation under the ownership of Macartney, McElroy & Co Ltd. Business was
good until the motor buses had taken the customers; by the 1920's the end of the trams was in sight; and they ran
their last tram on 15th December 1929.
The company had another string to its bow. They built an electric powered lift [elevator] from upper Barracca
Gardens Valleta; down to the wharf in Grand Harbour, 1 96 feet below. The electricity was obtained from the
tramway power station. Operation of the lift began on the 1 st of January 1 906, the carriage taking 1 2 passengers
at a time; it was so successful that a second car was brought into use the following month. Fares were 1/2d for
servicement and Id for civilians. The lift was a great success, even paying off debts from the tramways prior to
their closure; however, in 1941, increases in the cost of electricity resulted in fares being increased to 1-1/2d for
servicemen and 2d for civilians, in 1958 a further increase of 1/2d was made and in 1964 the number of
servicemen decreased with Malta's independence. The lifts became uneconomic, but continued in use until the
2nd February 1973, when mounting costs and falling revenue resulted in the last lift descending to the dockyard
and the gates clanging shut for ever. The massive structure was demolished in 1983.
Just how the tokens were used has not been established; no one who recalled using the trams or lifts recalled the
tokens. It would seem likely that they were bought by employers for their employees to use on company or
government business. They must have been introduced after the second lift was installed in 1906 and before the
demise of the trams in 1929.
The above article has been excerpted with the author's kind permission from The Tokens and Checks of Malta
by Bob Lyall (Warrington, England, 1999). The 40-page booklet containing photos of the tramways, lift and token
is available for US$10 postpaid from Dick Hanscom, P.O. Box 72832, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707.
THE BUCKS COUNTY TOKEN
C. Everett Edwards of Doylestown, PA, sends additional information about PA
293 A, listed in December: "Bucks County Transportation Management Assn, operates
one route using 2 buses providing hourly service on a very circuitous route to serve
all possible traffic points. Fare is $1, seniors free except 11 am to 1 pm. Tokens
are $1 single or 12 for $10, available at supermarkets & other outlets. Patronage
is very light, and buses are seldom on time, usually missing the train connection to
septa’s R5 route."
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SUPPLEMENT #7 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA . 2nd Edition
BY HAROLD V. FORD
ARIZONA
Mesa 440
OASIS CAR WASH TOKEN MESA, AZ (PALM TREES)
M tv!'l 23 Sd No Cash Value (reeded edge) 1,00
IOWA
Elkader 335 (ex Unid 360)
ELKADER CAR WASH rwra (STARS)
A o Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (convertible car) 3.00
UTAH
Blanding 80
JOHNSON CAR WASH BLANDING MONTICELLO
A Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hh .50
Bountiful 100
ANDY'S CAR WASH 1265 SOUTH 500 WEST BOUNTIFUL, UT
F Bz 29 Sd Automatic Car Wash No Cash Value (cartoon auto) 3.00
Logan 400 (ex Unid 399)
FOOTHILL WASH 1200 EAST . 1400 NORTH hh (CARTOON AUTO)
C Bz 25 Sd (incuse numerals) 1.00
WASHINGTON
Colville 215
WHITTY'S CARWASH COLVILLE WASHINGTON W (LOGO)
B Bz 29 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car) 5.00
Spokane 840 (ex Unid 251)
QWIK STOP GAS-FOOD
H Bz 25 Sd Wash Token Non Refundable
No Cash Value
1.00
UNIDENTIFIED
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
463
CALIFORNIA CAR WASH ALWAYS OPEN (TWO PALM TREES)
B 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
CARWASH LAVACOCHES c SMILING AUTO)
WM 23 Sd Wash Token-Lavado No Cash Value 25 Sin Valor
CHANDLER BLVD. CAR WASH
Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm
CLEARWATER CARWASH rwm (PERSON WITH HOSE)
I'JM 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (car, truck, van, with horiz . lines behind)
COUNTRY CAR WASH ( incuse ) (inscription on side of HOUSE)
Bz 23 Sd Free Car Wash hh (stars)
_,FASTFL0 OIL-N-GO t.m. FIVE DOLLARS IN TRADE $!
l-JM 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value
KING OF THE ROAD CAR WASH (CROWN)
WM 23 Sd Laser Wash Self Service Token rwm
LAKEVIEW CARWASH (CONVERTIBLE CAR)
Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm
(Q LOGO)
Non Refundable No Cash Value
(CARTOON AUTO)
:00
“to
CARWASH TOKEN
(crown)
Sd No Cash Value
QUALITY AUTO WASH
Sd Carwash Token
SOAPY’S AUTO WASH
VB (crown)
Bz 29
Bz 25 Sd Good For One Self Service Cycle No Cash Value One 1 hh
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FEBRUARY SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATV/OOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
MICHIGAN
Petoskey 750 (Reported by Bob Phipps)
PETOSKEY/CAB CO./Di. 7-2265
Co Pr 32 Sd Good For/One/Ride (white printing) $10.06
MINNESOTA
Benson
100
(Reported by Frank Guernsey)
E 0
Py
41
Sd
BENSON/HEARTLAND/EXPRESS/843-4293
(same as obverse) (black printing) (flat edge)
$3.50
F
Pr
41
Sd
BENSON /HEARTLAND EXPRESS/ 843-4293
(PEOPLE IN BUS WINDOWS)
(same as obverse) (black printing) (flat edge)
3.00
G
Pw
41
Sd
(blank) '• "
3.00
UNIDENTIFIED
LAYLAND & HALCROW/MERRY/GO/ROUND
277 A Oc Sd Good For/One/Ride (24mm)
ADDITIONS S CORRECTIONS
CA 1000 BC: add varieties; on Obv. SMAT across a. 15mm; b. 12mm
(This is a correction of the November 2001 listing)
IL 950 C: at end of Rev. inscription, add W
KS 830 A: add varieties; Obv. top of & a. round; b. flat
MN 100 A,B,C,D; add (raised edge)
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
The Petoskey Cab Co. plastic token seems definitely to be from Michigan. The
telephone numbers start with 347 = Di7 on the token.
The four tokens we listed from Benson, MN, Heartland Express in April 2001
seem to be the latest of three different orders. They have raised edges and meas-
ure 42mm. The token we list now as MN 100 E seems to be the earliest issue. A
second color may exist. MN 100 F G are probably the second issue. The printing
is different when compared with MN 100 A,B,C,D, and have flat edges. The local
authority has received too many token requests and is no longer collector friendly.
The Unidentified listing was an ebay offering that sold for $114.05. The die
work indicates circa 1920's to 1930's.
Jeff Quinn recently obtained two specimens of KS 830 A and noted that there
are die varieties. The most obvious difference is the but there are also spac-
ing differences. There is a photo of KS 830 Aa on page 198 of Volume II of our
Catalogue.
*****
OLD RAILWAY IICKETS FETCH HUGE PRICES IN GREAT BRITAIN
The January, 2002, issue of the Journal of the Transport Ticket Society, published in the United
Kingdom, reports on the auction of a group of some sixty Victoria and Edwardian era railroad tickets that
were found_ in a shoe_ box in a Birmingham attic. The tickets realized more than 10,000 Pounds (= about
$15,000) in the auction! A Chester- and Holyhead ticket went for 3,105 Pounds. A Wolverhampton to
Wellington ticket, issued by the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway, dated August 13, 1853, fetched 1,265
Pounds .
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-February 2002-
~ SUPPLEMENT #JVP-39 TO FEISEL'S FIFTH =
KANSAS
LAWRENCE-3540 (Reported by M Simon)
LAWRENCE / RIVERFRONT PLAZA (bird)
A o WM 25 Sd Factory Outlets / HH / Fifty Cent Value Parking Token (bird) 5.00
PTUN (Both reported by M Simon)
VALETMATIC
3139 B
25 Sd
(same as obverse)
U OF F / JOB / APPLICANT / ONLY / TRAFFIC & PARKING
3140 B
CANADA
ONTARIO
23 Sd
(blank)
KIRKLAND
LAKE-3480
(AS A)
B B 25 Sd Canadian Parking / Equipment / Limited 3.00
OTTAWA- 3 67 5
CAPITOL DOLLAR / OTTAWA / DOLLAR CAPITALS (scene)
F A 25 Sd No Cash Value / $1 1$ / Aucune Valeur Monetaire (seal) 1.00
GERMANY
GEpyiPSTM 3100 (Reported by M Simon)
TEST / SCHULMBERGER (SCHULJBERGER in a rectangle)
I SS 22 Sd (same as obverse) 3.00
PTRE-3999 (Reported by M Simon)
CANADIAN / PARKING / ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION / CANADIENNE DU /
STATIONNEMENT (auto)(logo)
P B 38 Sd 2000 (logo)
= ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS =
***********++**********
PTUN-3132: delete "p-4''
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
The KANSAS token is one of the most interesting & neatest I have seen in some
time!!!I wrote the Riverfront Plaza for tokens & info.' Mr David Longhurst, owner of
the building was kind enough to supply us with historical data relating to these
tokens. The tokens were produced in 1989 in anticipation of the OUTLETS opening
(which occured April 6, 1990) . The city owns the parking deck adjacent to the
building S Mr Longhurst obtained permission from the city to allow usage of the
tokens for customers. Adas, the tokens did not recieve very wide circulation and
most of the stores were reluctant or unwilling to buy them or provide them to their
customers. Today, part of the building is a SpringHill Suites By Marriot & the -
remainder is office space. The bird depicted is a wren that was copied from an old
flour sack that belonged to the JENNY WREN flour mill that occupied buildings on
this site in the early 1900 's. Later, the site was home to W-R-E-N Radio, a local
radio station. The tokens have been obsolete for over eight years and none are
available for distribution to PATNIS. We thank Mr Longhurst for all this
background.
The PTUN 3139 piece is interesting. It looks as if this token has been in use
for some time according to its appearance. Does anyone recognize it???
I have no idea as to the use of PTUN-314 0. The University of Florida denies any
knowledge of the token. Can anyone help?????.????
KIRKLAND HOSPITAL has apparently reordered tokens.
Ottawa has just issued a parking token. Karl will probably obtain for PATNIS.
There must be other GERMPSTM of SCHULMBERGER out there!
Marvin has turned up an interesting PTRE piece. These were struck by the Royal
Canadian Mint. They were given out at the convention.
FEISELS FOURTH EDITION is available direct from me @ $25.00 postpaid bookrate.
I will include 8 1/2 x 11 sheets listing all newly catalogued tokens with supplement
references.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 =
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A- D ion
> s § i" i 'E M ¥ ■ S ‘© © S'
ManageM: Anna S Bo4 BatieA
731 EciAiA 2Stlv Stnaat Minmapo-U/^ MN 55404-4402 (612) &7 1-4699
/\ds o[ up CO 3 column Inodes In eocn cacdgory are free co /iV'A members. Larger ads
(h, "i or full pagej muse be sene eo che Fare Box edieor. Ads muse leach che mana-
gers by ehe FIFTH of ehe moneh of issue, or they ylll be held for nexc moneh s
issue. DO HOT vun tha •same, ad in ccn/secatioe. iastuz/S uu-Uhout changing the. ujond/.ng. Use
ehe 2-lehteA Seaee abbreviation In your ad. as well as your name, addiess and
complete 9-d.igit zip code, which can be found by looking ac a previous ad. oi m
Che AVA membership roseer. submit only one ad per cacagory, more will be combined
into one ad. or held for next monch's issue. Please, only ado \ed.aUng to
Upted in puUicationd o{, the. Amedican [leotuniit Aoiooiation
(close Aprils)
Best off/er 3X catalogue
plus P&l; (iL] 580-A; 795-
A. B;. [ME] 480-A; [MA]
430-A; 970-C; [NY] 10-T;
300-A: 630-Lb: 745-A;
[OH] 440-D; [PA] 85-A;
[Wi] 410-C; Smith Foreign
Lima, Peru 480-B. mykids
play(S)aol.com
Bob Schneider
2321 Londale Court
Virginia Beach VA
23456-
2X catalogue or indjcated
mtn: [WA] 5-A; 10-A; 20-A
($5); 59ij-D, o, 690-B
($4.74), C ($7); 720-A
(1/16 in.); 780-lc, K, X;
840-M ($15), T ($6.50);
860-B; 880-A ($8-1/16
in.), F, G, 1, J, O; [WY]
860-A ($12); [WI] 40-A;
70-A ($6); 220-E: 230-A;
360-Aa (horsecar); 410-F
($17): 440-G: 510-D, K;
600-C; 790-! ($2-dark);
940-A; 975-A, S.
tokenman2000@aol.com
Gene Hurford
1527 Tulip Court
Longmont CO
80501-2454
Best of/fer over 2.5X cata-
logue plus postage: [IL]
720-A; [MN] 620-C; [NY]
630-Lb, Q; [OH] 165-N;
[PA] 180-G: [TX] 565-A.
John M. Hbffmann
8334 Heron Circle
Ool tewah TN
37363-9794
Trade car wash [PA] 455-
D, J, M in original pocket
pouch. Name and addre4ss
imprinted. Make offer in
transportation token(s).
John ciecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA
19020-3689
SOFSPRA carwash special:
Group of 10i different with
catalogue value of $41.50.
Sell for $50 plus $2.36
P&l. Larger groups avail-
able.
A1 kohlhardt
P. 0. Box 2649
Sunnyvale CA
94087-0649
See my ad under “Auc-
tiois". NOTE: bidders pay
poi.t'=‘no and insurance. All
bidders will receive c-ui..
plete listing of states bid
on TT's under $1.50. Many
fine TT's at 1.2X catalogue.
Others may request list of
current states up for bid-
ding. tokenm3n200@aol.co.m
Gene Hurford
1527 Tulip Court
Longmont CO
80501-2454
I'm disposing of Bob
Carter's 489 Personal to-
kens, including only 26
duplicates for his daughter.
Will sell as a lot only. Send
57C SASE for list.
Bill Garrison
9505 Normandy Avenue
Morton Grove IL
60053-1338
[Ml] 75-D, K $2.00; [WI]
790-L $3.50. Plus SASE.
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor Ml
49022-5924
(Adi c-ontinaad
n c. X t page.)
THE INDEX TO VOLUME 55 WHICH ACCOMPANIES THIS ISSUE
SHOULD BE PLACED AT THE END OF YOUR DECEMBER 2001 ISSUE OF THE FARE BOX
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-February 2002-
[ALI 470-A $250 or trade
for rare [NC] transportation
token. (828) 883-8028.
tokenaddict(3)citcom.net
Bob King
33 Cardinal Drive
Brevard NC 28712-4227
ATTENTION NEW COLLEC-
TORS; I still have nearly
2,000 different US tokens
for sale at times cata-
logue plus postage and in-
surance. Send want lists.
Edrick J. Miller
3257 Idaho Lane
Costa Mesa CA
92626-2235
Have parking and TT’s to
trade for PT's that I need.
Please send your PT trade
or sale lists. PT auction
lists also wanted.
Irvin Reuben
1319 Epworth Avenue
Dayton OH .45410-2615
Two for one offer^ You
sendup to 60 TT's and i
will send you 120 TT's and
other trade tokens oof my
choice . Send $3.00 for
postage.
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor MI
49022-5924
Please help me obtain my
home state parking. Will
pay well, or trade for
these: [OH] 3010-A(C), B,
C; 3045-A(E, 1); 3060-A;
3085-Ba; 3165-B, C, H(C.
G). O, U, L, Y; 3175-Eb.
T, U, W, Y(E, F). Z(A, B),
AA, AC; 3230-C: 3385-D,
ZA; 3450-A; 3470— A(C);
3050 — ^4' 3690-.A(C.^; 3805-
B; 3830-Ca, Cb, D; 3875-
A, B; 3990-A(J); [WV]
3590-A.
Irwin Reuben
1319 Epworth Avenue
Dayton OH
45410-2615
1977 book supplement
Atwood cvatalogue of US &
Canadian transporation to-
kens third edition book
$10.00 postpaid!
Bill Fox
15716 Ingleside
Dolton IL
60419-2764
[OH] 225-A, B. (330) 848-
9245 rtyrowbridgee 99@yahoo
.com
Richard Trowbridge
747 Carnegie Ave B-4
Akron OH 44314-1169
Taxi tokens [CA] 1000 -B, I;
[CT] 1000-A; [IN] 1000-H;
[ME] 1000-A: [NC] 1000-B;
[Wl] 1000-C; [DC] 1000-A;
[VI] 1000-A, C.
Joe Radomski
3634 Clover Street
Pittsford NY
14534-9708
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3090 MATTHEW THEROUX - P.O. Box 170684 - Glendale, Wisconsin 53217
Collects U.S. (Harrington)
3091 THOMAS JONES - 13 Florence Drive - Clark, New Jersey 07066-1236
Age 75; Library Director, Motor Bus Society. Collects U.S. (Schneider)
3092 JOHN GAVLICK - 16467 Highway 263 - Fox, Arkansas 72051
Age 60; Retired. Collects U.S. (Schneider)
3093 PETE SMITH - 2424 4th Street, N.E. - Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418
(Coffee)
3094 DAVID W. BARRON - 5438 Palomino Court - Humble, Texas 77346-1212
Age 42; High School Teacher. Collects U.S., Canada, Foreign. (Nesbitt)
3095 SCOTT C. ENTRA - P.O. Box 370252 - El Paso, Texas 79937-0252
Age 68; Retired. Collects U.S. (Nesbitt)
3096 PETER M. HUDIK - 3525 Julep Drive - Colonial Heights, Virginia 27834-5631
Age 45; Civil Service. Collects U.S. (Schneider)
3097 STEVEN KNITTWEIS - 332 Bleecker St., PMB H-94 - New York, NY 11014-2980
Age 39; Librarian. Collects U.S., Canada, Foreign. (Schneider)
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2792 Timothy R. Schroeder - 93 South Pontiac Drive - Janesville, Wisconsin 53545 Itadahone@aol.com]
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INARCH 2002
OUR 657th ISSUE
GEORGE £. GOEEEER JR.
George Gneller, AVA )!^£-1489, dieA earlier this gear at age 78. A life-long resident
of Baltimore, George mas a retired locomotive engineer on the Pennsulvania RR and
its successor, Conrail. A railfan from the time he mas a little kid, he discovered
the true keg to happiness, mhich is to get paid for mhat you love doing. During
Jtcrld IDar II he served in the Kavii and particinated. In. tke D-Da.g Vmrr'.andn. Candjng,
A large article in the Baltimore 5un, mith a big picture of George in his engine
cab, sags of him that he mas "a perfect gentleman. A good man to mork mith and
very mell liked. He mas the epitome of authority, sitting in his Inccmotive cab
and enjoying cheming tobacco. His lifelong love affair mith railroading extended
into his non morking hours." - Ihe article goes on to say that George "often visi-
ted railroad museums and bought memorabilia such as lanterns, railroad timetables
and transit tokens. He also collected RR-related Christmas ornaments, postcards
featuring images of ships, trains, and planes." George has been one of the reasons
the ADA is such a monderful and “friendly hunch of people. a)e all miss you, George.
April 14. Of the 200 copies of the Six Year Catalogue Supplement that we
had printed, 120 have already been sold and mailed out. If you haven't ordered
one, we still have 80 left. This is a 90-page book, with a cover and very attrac-
tive, thanks to the superb efforts of Ted Meyers who keeps it up to date for us.
Order directly from the Editor in Boston. Price only $5 which includes postage.
If you are a member of the Car Wash Token New Issues Service, one reason
not many tokens are being sent out is that very few people are obtaining supplies
and sending them to Roger Bolz, its manager. Nearly all the new listings of car
wash tokens have not come from the source.
In our catalogue, listed as FL 410 A, is a token for the Key West Overseas
Highway. Once very rare (I paid $100 for mine!) they have been showing up.
Meyer & Wenthe records indicate 100,000 were struck but the Highway claimed that
they never ordered them. Some have said these were parking tokens, inasmuch
as the Overseas Highway, as I understand, never charged tolls. So don't pay
a bundle for this one. One thing of which 1 am certain: it was not used to pay
toll on the Key West Overseas Highway.
or \
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OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN VECTURIST ASSOCIATION
President John M. Hoffman - 8334 Heron Circle - Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363
Vice-President William A. Sowell - P.O. Bod 1235 - Cathedral City, California 92235-1235
Secretary Louis Crawford - P.O. Box 1776 - Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1776
Treasurer ....Joel J. Reznick - P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling, Illinois 60090-0116
Curator Keith M. Haney - 4614 Stonegate Way - Corpus Christ!, Texas 78411-4329
Past President William G. Garrison - 9505 Normandy Avenue - Morton Grove, Illinois 60053-1337
The above, and the editor of THE FARE BOX, constitute the Executive Board
Last month I mentioned that I had 20 examples of a new bridge toll token from
Portugal and offered them at my cost, $1.25 +SASE. I didn't realize how popular
foreign tokens are. I received at least 35 orders, so had to return a lot of money.
They are all gone now. I have asked Mr. Salgado to see if he can obtain some
more of them, and if he can. I'll put a notice in The Fare Box.
We have listed as Unidentified #47 a 38mm aluminum token with stamped
numerals inscribed "ALASKA CENTRAL RAILWAY CO." and blank reverse. 1
obtained this token some 40 years ago and never knew what it was. At the time
I was told by some folks in Alaska that it might have been a fare token or a pass.
Another Alaska token is a 39mm brass inscribed "ALASKA HOME RAILWAY
COMPANY" with stamped numerals. I was told by the same Alaska folks that these
were tool checks. So we listed the Central and not the Home. In the Benice
catalogue of Alaska tokens both are listed as tokens for "identification for pay or
for tools." Probably the Central Railway token should be removed from listing,
and unless I learn something to the contrary (even though I own it) we won't list
it in the new edition of our catalogue.
Hal Ford picked up a couple of amusement ride tokens but we don't know much
about them. One is 29mm white metal (or nickel-plated brass) inscribed
"ADVENTURE CITY / CRAZY CAT" with a picture of a crazy cat, on obverse,
and the standard "non refundable / No Cash Value I 1 Ride Token" on reverse
with hh mintmark. Adventure City is in southern California but it's one of those
parks where you pay one big entrance fee and all the rides are free. So I am
uncertain how this token is used. Stay tuned. Another one he picked up is a
29mm brass with carousel horse on reverse, and "West Oaks Mall / Good For One
/ Carousel Ride" on its obverse. It has the hh mintmark under the picture of
the horse. This mall is near Orlando, Florida, I believe, but so far can't learn
much about it.
Speaking of carousel ride tokens, Robert Levis just sent one used at Coral
Ridge Mall in Coralville, lA (near Iowa City). The 25mm brass token is inscribed
on obverse: "CORAL RIDGE / MALL / rwm / CAROUSEL" and on reverse it simply
has a picture of a carousel horse. Last year he sent me one with the same obverse
but on reverse it has: "CAROUSEL MOTORS / (VW LOGO) / DRIVERS WANTED",
Neither of these is listable because they don't contain wording that they are good
for a ride, even though we know they are. I collect these, and wish someone
would make a list of such tokens. I'd like to run it in The Fare Box, and put
it in a special section in the back of the next edition of the Atwood-Coffee
Catalogue. I have a bunch of them.
Below is a picture of an unidentified 38mm white plastic token with black let-
tering, that Hal Ford mentions in his notes this issue. Can anyone help us find
a home for it? I suspect it is in use right now somewhere.
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NOTES ON WISCONSIN 160-J
By Gerald Johnson-L-275
-Page 23
In the December 2001 issue of the Fare Box, Editor John Coffee told of a
depot hotel token that had been listed on the internet which was bid at
$5.00, and then quickly pulled from the sale. The token resurfaced on E bay
and later sold at a handsome price of $307.00.
Now listed as Dodgeville Wisconsin 160-J, the “C.E. Bartle/Hote! Grand”
token has actually been hunted since 1965 here in Wisconsin, and the
newly discovered token on E Bay is possible a second specimen.
Long before the internet, trade tokens of Wisconsin were being cataloged,
and when I published the first trade token book in 1 967, the pioneer
listing was the first in the nation.
To create a comprehensive listing, many Wisconsin trade token collections
were audited, and one of the important facets of this information compil-
ation was a “non threatening” atmosphere in which the collector remained
anonymous, and no effort was made to buy or swap for rare tokens from
the collector owner.
In the maverick tokens of one such collection was the C.E. Bartle depot
hotei,the bland 23mm aluminum token was dented and dinged on opposite
edges, perhaps from being forced through the orifice of a parking meter.
The token was duly and quietly recorded, and sometime later a search was
begun to find a C.E. Bartle token for my Wisconsin transit collection.
The usual classified adds were placed in the Dodgeville news paper,
Charles Bartle's two brothers and his daughter were contacted, Dodgeville
re^sidents from whom I had previously purchased tokens were revisited, and
and at the library. County and local histories perused.
All this was in vain, no C.E. Bartle token turned up. I was not overly upset,
since the token was a maverick, and rather sexless.
To put C.E. Bartle into perspective as a busman, J.J. Mitchell ran a hotel
bus from 1897 to 1903, (160-A) and then apparently sold out to J.G.
Thomas. (1 60-B-C-D-E-F-l)
Thomas was in business from 1 904 through! 914, and during this time,
(1907-1911) George Mitchell ran a livery, (160-G) perhaps also serving
the Dodgeville House, run by Joseph Mitchell Jr.
According to his daughter, Charles Bartle ran an omnibus from 1 908 to
1914, at which time he suffered a serious eye injury, and sold his
business to Les Mitchell.
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Henry Olson ran a livery from 1915 to 1919, (and most likely a bus line)
and in 1924, an “auto Livery.” (160-H)
The city of Dodgeville Wisconsin had an average population of 2000 people
during this time period. (1897-1924)
It is interesting to note the earliest depothotel token from Dodgeville, the
160-A, is made of aluminum, we often think of brass tokens being “older.”
*****
MARCH SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATVVOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
OHIO
Mansfield 505 (Reported by Ed Axthelm)
RICHLAND/CARROUSEL PARK /MANSFl ELD, OHIO/
GOOD FOR ONE RIDE
M Bz 25 5d 2002/(head of zebra) (reeded edge) $0.50
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville 190 (Reported by Karl E. Cabsch)
JAUNT/RESERVATIONS/(804) 296-61 74/SERVI NC CENTRAL
VIRGINIA/FOR OVER 20 YEARS
C o Wb 38 Sd Jaunt/Good For/One Trip/(star) (* 1996) 1.50
(Afany specimens have inked values on obverse or reverse.)
V/oodbridge
985
(Reported by Ed Axthelm)
OMNILINK/703-730-6664
G Pb 28
Sd
Good For/One/Fare (white lettering)
OMNILINK/730-6664
.75
H Pw 32
Sd
Good For/ Reduced/Fare (blue lettering)
.35
ADDITIONS
S CORRECTIONS
CA 197 B:
add
varieties: Obv. "Good For One" across a. 29mm; b. 24mm
MD 40 D:
Obv.
should be TRANSPORTATION, not "Transport"
*****
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
The Mansfield, OH, Richland Carrousel Park 2002 token will be handled by
our New Issues Service, thanks to Ed Axthelm. This is a contuinuing series similar
to the series from Missoula, MT.
A background article by Karl E. Cabsch on the Charlottesville, VA, woodnik
appeared last month on page 13. There was a second Issue with a standard buf-
falo reverse which is not listable since it lacked adequate indication of value.
Karl obtained a supply of VA 190 C for the N.I.S.
Ed Axthelm recently learned that the Woodbridge, VA, plastics had been
issued with a new telephone number and obtained them for the N.I.S.
I recently picked up an unlisted taxi token. It Is Pw 38 Sd with black print-
ing: CHECKER / CAB / 254-5031 // 254-5031 / Good For / 50<? / on Cab Fare
/ One Token Per / Trip Can anyone find a home for it?
Thus far I have spotted an error in the recently published 6-year Supplement
to the Atwood-Coffee Catalogue. So add "tm" (for trade mark) at the end of
both obverse and reverse inscriptions for GA 60 AN.
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FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER CAROUSEL TOKENS OF NEW JERSEY
A LETTER FROM BOB SCHOPP
On page 84 of the September 2001 issue, I listed 3 carousel tokens from Seaside,
NJ, which were not, as it turns out, good for rides. Boh Schopp sends additional
information about these non-ride carousel tokens in the following letter:
The carousel FEC (Family Entertainment Center) tokens are paid out as winnings
on various video poker, video slots, and coin'-fall machines. You cash in the tokens
for prizes. These redemption games are very common up and down the Jersey Shore,
except Ocean City. Ocean City considers them gambling, and with its Methodist
origins outlawed them.
Carousel FEC was formerly called Carbones Carousel Arcade. The name got
shortened by a new owner. The carousel is their centerpiece. They have an in-
door carousel, which is German and not as nice as the one at Casino Pier which
uses NJ 883 A. The one at Carousel FEC uses tickets. The only other carousels
that use tokens in New Jersey are the Venetian Carousel at Garden State Plaza in
Paramus, NJ, and Fantasy Island (NJ 40 A).
Two indoor amusement parks do use tokens for rides. These are Sportsworld
Amusement Park in Paramus, NJ. They have 25mm brass tokens for video games
and 28mm NB tokens for activities such as rides. They don't say "Good For Ride."
They have had various dated and undated issues. The other place has gone by
two names: Fun Zone, and later Fun'N Motion, and was located in Mount Laurel,
NJ. They had both brass and NB 28mm activities tokens. I think they have since
closed.
There was a place that used tokens for go-cart rides, but did not say so.
It was located in Upper Saddle River and Lawrenceville, NJ. I have visited all of
these places and have duplicates of most of the tokens available for trade.
I also have a couple of wooden nickels from Bertram Island Park at Lake Hopat-
cong , NJ, that say "Good For One Fiee Ride," but I got them from another and
not the park which is now gone.
CONSUMERS SAVINGS INTERNATIONAL TOKENS OF FLORIDA
By John Coffee
From Kissimmee, FL, we have a big heavy bronze 37mm token, good for an
amusement ride at a place called Fun'N Wheels. The token is fair[y scarce and I
am uncertain if it's still in use. Last summer I picked up four other tokens issued
by C.S.I. All are big heavy bronze 37mm tokens with reeded edges, like FL 420
A. These are not transportation tokens, but they do have a family consanguinity,
one might say, with FL 420 A, so 1 put them In the collection anyway. All have
phone numbers on the token. I called a couple of the numbers and was told the
outfit is now defunct and the tokens no longer good. Below is a listing of the four
other tokens I have that were issued by C.S.I.
FUN'N/WKEELS I incusej /351-5651/6739 SAND LAKE RD/ORLANDO/FL/ONE TOKEN PER FAMILY
PER VISIT/NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER
Bz 37 Sd No Cash Value/One/18 Hole/Round of/Miniature CSolf/Free/Valld For/30 Days/hh/
Property of C.S.I.
WATER/MANIA (WAVES) /6073 W. HWY 192 /KISSIMMEE, FL/396-2626/N0T VALID DECEMBER/
OR FOR SPECIAL/EVENTS/ONE TOKEN PER FAMILY PER VISIT/NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER
Bz 37 Sd No Cash Value /Purchase /One Adult /Admission and/Receive the 2nd/Adult Admission/
Free/Valid For/30 Days/Property of C.S.I.
WILD BILL' S/AT/FORT/LIBERIY/AO7-351-5151/5260 US 192 E. OF I4/KISSIMMEE/FL/
ONE TOKEN PER FAMILY PER VISIT/NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER
Bz 37 Sd No Cash Value /Purchase /One Adult/Admission and/Receive the 2nd/Adult Admission/
Free/Valid For/30 Days/Property of C.S.I.
EMPRESS CRUISE LINES (IN LOGO) /813-895 -3325 /ST. PETERSBURG/FL/PORT CHARGES APPLICABLE
ON BOTH FARES /ONE TOKEN PER PARTY PER VI SIT /NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER
Bz 37 Sd No Cash Value/Purchase/One Adult /Admission and/Receive the 2nd/Adult Admission/
Free/Valid For/30 Days /Property of C.S.I.
I think that last one just might have something to do with rides.
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Prices Realized From The Second W.D. Sacks Token
Auction (.See. P. 7 of the January issue for list of lots)
1
2.55
53
3.91
105
3.00
157
19.25
209
1.50
2
12.50
54
3.91
106
3.19
158
9.35
210
4.95
3
2.30
55
3.91
107
3.25
159
9.80
211
36.90
4
1.80
56
4.54
106
6.10
160
7.56
212
840
5
1.80
57
4.64
109
No Bid
161
2.10
213
7.15
6
1.80
58
5.30
110
3.26
162
10.01
214
7.68
7
1.80
59
5.50
111
3J>0
163
11.55
215
1.50
8
1.80
60
6.88
112
5.00
164
2.60
216
2.60
9
No Bid
61
7.48
113
3.00
165
96J:5
217
258.50
10
1.76
62
7.48
114
3.00
166
2.55
218
10.00
11
No Bid
63
3.00
115
3.00
167
2.60
219
1.50
12
1.75
64
1.50
116
3J0
168
5.83
220
1.50
13
No Bid
65
3.50
117
4.11
169
No Bid
221
5.50
14
3.00
66
15.00
118
3.00
170
1.60
222
540
15
3.00
67
36.10
119
1.80
171
4.00
223
3,75
16
4.24
68
1.50
120
13.52
172
4.20
224
6.90
17
20.63
69
1.50
121
1.80
173
5.65
225
4.13
18
6.78
70
3.00
122
1.00
174
3.55
226
34.10
19
4.10
71
17.11
123
3.75
175
4.62
227
140
20
1.60
72
2.20
124
No Bid
176
4.25
228
3.75
21
2.30
73
8.80
125
28.16
177
4.15
229
3.74
22
2.30
74
5.30
126
5.00
178
7.50
230
5.00
23
1.80
75
6.00
127
4.27
179
6.05
231
540
24
2.30
76
5.30
128
5.00
180
3.47
232
743
25
1.80
77
5.50
129
4.40
181
10.00
233
240
26
3.10
78
8.80
130
7.50
182
2.60
234
2.10
27
1.40
79
9.88
131
3.30
183
2.10
235
140
28
2.30
80
4.70
132
3.30
184
2.60
236
1.55
29
2.30
81
3.55
133
3.30
185
No Bid
237
1.75
30
2.10
82
3.50
134
5.10
186
No Bid
238
345
31
1.80
83
19.25
135
2.31
187
3.16
239
2.00
32
2.75
84
No Bid
136
2.75
188
No Bid
240
4.17
33
2.50
85
3.41
137
5.10
189
No Bid
241
8.80
34
34.38
86
No Bid
138
5.10
190
13.42
242
4.13
36
4.50
87
20.46
139
2.75
191
VWttidravi
243
64.74
36
6.05
88
2.60
140
3.03
192
11.15
244
1.10
37
6.06
89
5.17
141
1.00
193
4.00
245
2.10
38
4.40
90
6.66
142
25.60
194
No Bid
246
2.10
39
4.50
91
4.95
143
42.68
195
20.00
247
1.40
40
5.00
92
6.50
144
3.60
196
7.43
248
1.60
41
5.00
93
1.60
145
1.80
197
29.04
249
12.10
42
2.30
94
11.55
146
3.75
198
103.99
250
7.30
43
2.60
95
3.10
147
3.58
199
11.45
251
3.50
44
1.80
96
3.25
148
46.42
200
No Bid
252
845
45
1.00
97
6.71
149
3.75
201
1.25
253
1440
46
No Bid
98
2.30
150
61.43
202
No Bid
254
10.59
47
3.10
99
3.76
151
45.00
203
1J25
256
8646
48
13.10
100
2.30
152
No Bid
204
3.00
256
7.98
49
4.50
101
8.91
153
7.75
205
1.50
257
5.00
50
1.50
102
2.60
154
4.68
206
5.00
268
948
51
13.20
103
5.00
155
No Bid
207
2.50
259
3.75
62
6.60
104
5.00
156
20.00
208
240
260
368.50
261
262
263
264
266
266
267
268
266
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
296
296
297
298
299
300
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1.QS
2.00
4.36
3.75
4.11
No Bid
6J)5
BM
3.75
3.55
8.05
22M
5.56
90.75
I. 38
46.76
4.13
6.85
5.56
No Bid
II. 25
4.02
4.73
No Bid
26.96
TOM
45.38
45.38
41.25
22.69
86.25
8.25
4.13
No Bid
4,50
No Bid
4.10
22.06
2J)9
4.13
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SUPPLEMENT #8 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA , 2nd Edition
BY HAROLD V. FORD
ARIZONA
Avondale 55 (relisting 55A & adding 55B)
CRYSTAL CLEAN CAR WASH rwm (TRUCK, CAR, VAN, WITH HORIZ, LINES
BEHIND)
A B 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (mint mark on right side) (WM-plated) .50
B B 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (mint mark in center) (WM-plated) .50
Mesa 440 (relisting 4401 & adding 440N & 0)
DOLPHIN CAR WASH rwm
I liM 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (mint mark in center) .50
N l-JM 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (mint mark on right side) .50
POWER WASH MESA, ARIZONA POWER 5. UNIVERSITY
0 Bz 25 Sd University Wash Non Refundable Val Vista & University .50
Phoenix 640 (relisting 640K & adding 640AA)
DESERT EOOTHILLS CAR WASH rwm (CACTUS & MOUNTAINS)
K Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (mint mark in center) .50
AA Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (mint mark on right side) .50
CALIFORNIA
Grass Valley 330
EAST MAIN STREET CARWASH GRASS VALLEY, CA 477 -WASH hh
(ANTIQUE CAR)
A o Bz 29 Sd Texaco (T in star logo) 5.00
Stockton 895
BUGGY BA.TH £. REILLY'S C.AR WASHES STOCKTON . LODI SELF SERVICE
CAR WASH
J Bz 29 Sd Non Refundable No Cash Value One 1 hm 1.00
FLORIDA
Hernando 335
THE PARTY STORE HERNANDO, FL
B Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hra (antique
PENNSYLVANIA
Homer City 462
RT 119 WILDCAT CARWASH HOMER CITY (WILDCAT)
A Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car) .50
KutztoTO 522
KUTZTOWN CAR WASH
C Bz 23 Sd (cartoon auto facing left) (stars) 3.50
Somerset 863
CRYSTAL CLEAN CAR WASH SOMERSET, PA
G Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
Waynesburg 955
SCOTT'S CAR CARE CENTER SCOTT ENTERPRISES WAYNESBIFRG,
B Bz 25 Sd Good For One Self Service Cycle No Cash Value One
UTAH
Logan 400
FOOTHILL WASH 1200 EAST . 1400 NORTH hh (CARTOON AUTO)
D Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hra
2.00
PA
L hh .50
(CARTOON AUTO)
car) 3.50
1.00
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-March 2002
= SUPPLEMENT #JVP-40 TO FEISEL'S FIFTH =
*****************************************
ILLINOIS
GRAYSLAKE-3367
VILLAGE / OF / GRAYSLAKE / RWM
B A 29 Sd Parking / Token
PENNSYLVANIA (Reported by R Schopp)
PHILADELPHIA-3750
HOLIDAY INN / INDEPENDENCE MALL
AU o VJM 25 Sd (blank)
TEXAS
COLLEGE STATION-3215
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION / 25<J / PARKING TOKEN
A B 23 Sd Northgate Northgate Northgate / N (logo)
VJT SCONS IN
GREEN BAY-3250
CITY OF GREEN BAY / TITLETOVIN USA (dome)
B B 25 Sd Green / Bay / Gold / Parking Token
PTMS
GROUP-3097
GOOD FOR / PARKING / RWM / ONLY
H B 25 Sd No / Cash / Value
1.00
3.00
.25
.35
.25
CANADA
QUEBEC (Reported by M Simon)
MONTREAL- 3 620
(AS F)
H B 25 Sd (as F)
GERMANY
GERMPTMS
K / W / M / MUNZPRUFER
B B 22 Sd (same as obverse)
= ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS =
UT-3750-G: add vars: (R: Auto has...)
a. (hub caps)
b. (no hub caps)
PRP-3666-A: add: (reeded & numbered edge)
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
■k-kit-kick'h-k-k^-k-k-k-k-ie-k-k-k-fc-kir^'k'k'fftr-k'k-lfie-k-k-k’k-k-ir
Karl will try obtaining the GRAYSLAKE token for PATNIS.
COLLEGE STATION has just instituted a parking token program. Karl will try to
obtain for PATNIS.
GREEN BAY WI has instituted a parking token program. Karl will try for PATNIS.
I have been unable to obtain any information regarding the MONTREAL pieces
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY in University Heights, OH uses tokens. No info on this.
QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE in Bayside NY also uses tokens. Again, no info.
Tokens in use at the COMMUNITY SCHOOL of THE ARTS, 345 College St, Charlotte, NC.
And at the TMH FOUNDATION, 1331 E 6th AVE, Tallahassee, FL Again, no info.
Bob Schopp has reported PTMS-3044-A that is WM plated. Unless one has been
obtained from the source or a large number have surfaced, I will assume this was
plated by others in error;
The HOLIDAY INN tokens have been obsolete for some time & no tokens available.
Order the FIFTH EDITION direct from me at $25 PPD, over 300 pages, hard bound.
Included will be sheets listing all newly added tokens with SUPP references.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 =
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TT MAIL BID SALE & TRADE LIST
1. No lot numbers, so list the Atwood # and your bid, and mail for receipt by close on May 12, 2002.
2. Postage & Insurance will be added to invoices when requesting total payment. Bids not re\ealed.
3 . Unrealistic bids will be respectfully declined.// LCDZnjBEK@aol.com ph. 412-931-4939
4. The + denotes very high grade: USUALLY XF+ to BU, @ denotes SMALL HOLE
5. Send bids to: LARRY DZniBEK P.O.BOX 9741 PITTSBURGH, PA. 15229
AK300 D
MN 540 C+
PA 400 D+
I WILL
AK300 E+
MN 540 AA-t-
PA 415 A
TRADE
AK450E+
MN 760 C
PA 480 B+
THESE
AK 800 A+
MO 640 A@
PA 495 PI-
TOKENS
AL 560 X+
NE 540 0+
PA 526 IA+
AL 560 C xf
CA 575 Ab
NH 520 A+
PA 595 B
AL 569 E au
CA 945 L+
NM 430 A+
PA 630 B+
GA 60 D xf
CO 860 D
NY 25 C+
PA 650 B+
lA 850 A unc
EL 300 L+
NY 25 G+
PA 675 C++
lA 850 D au
IL 150 Aa
NY 305 A+
PA 675 D
lA 850 F unc
IL 250 N+
NY 615 A+
PA 725 Da
MI 530 A au
IL530D
NY 615 F
PA 725 H-H-
MI 590 D unc
IL 795 A@
NY 628 C+
PA 745 D+
MN 50 G unc
IN 90 A+
NY 630 La
PA 750 G+
MN 50 Kune
IN 180 A+
NY 630 Lb+
PA 750 N+
MN 540 E unc
IN 275 A+
NY 630 Lc+
PA 750 0+
MO 350 B rf
IN 750 A+
NY 631 J
PA 750 AU+
NE 540 G xf
lAllOA
NY 631 K-i-
PA 765 R++
ND 600 C xf
lA 150 A+
NY 631 N-t-
PA 810 A-H-
OH 175 K au
IA150B
NY 715 A+
P.4 875 B+
OH 995 A au
lA 230 E+
NY 735 B-i-
PA 920 A+
PA 320 B unc
IA230L
NY 745 A+
PA 920 C+
PA 375 B unc
IA730 C
NC 130 A-t-
PA 950 B+
PA 395 B xf
lA 850 K+
OH 10 B
PA 950 C+
PA 515 A xf
KS 940 M+
OH lOM-H
PA 950 G+
PA 765 C xf
KY 45A++
OH 1SB+
PA 965 Ca+
PA 765 D unc
KY 480 IN-
OH 165 R+
PA 997 0+
PA 765 L au
KY 510 C++
OH 440 P+
RI 700 A+
TX810B au
MD 60 J
OH 450 D
VA 600 A
WI 180 A xf
MD 60 L
OH 520 B-H
VA 600 B++
WI 530 A xf
MD 60 Q-t-H
OH 520 C+
VA 600 D++
WI 700 A au
MD 60 U
OH 660 F+
VA 600 F++
WI 880 D xf
MD 60 V
OH 860 B-t-
VA 600 I++
UNID #55 fine
MD 60 X+
OR 240 B
VA 600 J-++
FOR PA 15 A
MD 60AR+
PA 15 K+
VA 600 L-H-
20 A, 71 A
MD 300 A-t-
PA 85A++
VA 620 C+
115 B,140 A-B
MD 840 E-H
PA 110 E
VA 620 J
320 C, 350 D
MA 45 A
PA 142 E-l-
VA 700 G+
385 C, 495 D
MA445 A
PA 180 A+
VA 820 A+
573 A, 680 B
MA 505 A+
PA 180 D-t-
TX 965 J+
705 F, 725 F
Ml 375 C+
PA 180 G+
WA 5A+
750 H-I-J-LA
MI 560 J-t-
PA 180 H+
WA 780 W+
765 T-V-AH
MI585C
PA 180 H-
WI 40 H+
840 C-D
MI 930 A
PA 195 C+
WI 440 G+
905 B-C-E-F
MI 930 B+
PA 320 A+
WI 440 H+
965 E-F-H-I
MI 1000 A+
PA 325 C
WI 500 D+
975 B-E
MN 290 A+
PA 400 C+
WI 790 L+
985 B-L-M
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3rii AUCTION OF TOKESS FROM THE W.D. SACKS COLLECTION
-March 2002-
1. Ail bids Bust be postuarked no later than may 14 , 2002 4. Bids over $5 will be reduced to 101 above the 2nd high bid.
2. Bids under Catalog value (TILL NOT be considered unless 5. Successful bidders are responsible for postage and insurance,
specially noted. and lust reiit prior to shipaent, if requested.
3. Please bid by LOT £ ONLY. 6. Varieties listed are froa the Codsoe Varieties Catalog.
HAIL BIDS TO: Joel J. Heznick, 116 Heyerson Kay, Kheeling, IL 60090-2101
1. IL 210 C
51. IL 545 A
101. IN 90 A
151. IK 930 A
201. lA 310 Ea
251. KS 150 B
2. IL 210 D
52. IL 580 D
102. IN 90 B
152. IN 930 C
202. lA 310 Eb
252. KS 150 Ca
3. II 220 C
53. IL 600 B
103. IN 90 C
153. IN 930 G
203. lA 310 a
253. KS 150 Cb
4. IL 220 E
54. IL 600 C
104. IK 110 A
154. IN 950 A
204. lA 310 I
254. KS 290 A
5. IL 220 Fa
55. IL 600 D
105. IN 160 D
155. IN 950 E
205. lA 310 M
255. KS 450 B
6. IL 235 Aa
56. IL 600 Fb
106. IN 180 A
156. IN 950 F
206. lA 380 Fa
256. KS 450 C
7. IL 235 D
57. IL 605 C
107. IN 180 D
157. IK 950 G
207. lA 380 a dug
257. KS 450 D
8. IL 250 Kb
58. IL 610 A
108. IN 200 B
158. IN 960 A
208. lA 380 J
258. KS 450 E
9. IL 250 L
59. IL 660 A
109. IK 200 Cb
159. IN 960 B
209. lA 380 L
259. KS 480 A
10. IL 250 M
60. IL 670 A
no. IN 275 A
160. IN 980 B
210. lA 380 H
260. KS 490 A
11. IL 250 N
61. IL 685 A
111. IN 275 B
161. IN 980 D
211. lA 390 A
261. KS 495 A
12. IL 285 B
62. IL 720 A
112. IN 280 A
162. lA 20 A
212. lA 390 B
262. KS 495 6
13. IL 285 C
63. IL 720 D
113. IN 280 I
163. lA 30 Da
213. lA 480 Aa
263. KS 540 E
14. IL 285 D
64. IL 720 Eb
114. IK 290 A
164. lA 30 E
214. lA 510 A
264. KS 550 Aa
15. IL 285 D gld-pltd65. IL 720 G
115. IN 290 B
165. lA 50 A
215. lA 590 A
265. KS 600 C
16. II 305 Ad
66. IL 755 C
116. IN 290 Ca
166. lA 50 B
216. lA 590 B
266. KS 600 E
17. IL 320 A
67. IL 760 Ab
117. IN 290 G
167. lA 50 C
217. lA 600 A
267. KS 620 F
18. IL 320 B
68. IL 760 G
118. IN 300 A
168. lA 50 D
218. lA 600 C
268. KS 640 D
19. IL 320 C
69. IL 760 Lb
119. IN 330 N
169. lA 77 B
219. lA 600 F
269. KS 680 Db holed
20. IL 370 A holed
70. IL 763 A
120. IN 390 C
170. lA 77 C
220. lA 640 L Ig hole 270. KS 690 B
21. IL 370 Be
71. IL 770 A
121. IN 390 D
171. *iA no A
221. lA 640 H holed
271. KS 800 A
22, IL 370 C
72. IL 785 A
122. IN 390 E
172. lA no E
222. I A 640 Fb
272. KS 820 A
23. IL 370 D
73. IL 795 A
123. IN 390 F
173. lA no F
223. lA 640 Ba
273. KS 820 B
24. II 420 A
74. It 795 B
124. IN 390 I
174. lA no I
224. lA 640 Sb
274. KS 820 Ca
25. IL 430 A
75. IL 795 Db
125. IN 450 A
175. lA no K
225. lA 660 A
275. KS 820 £
26. IL 430 Ba
76. IL 795 F
126. IK 460 £
176. lA no I
226. lA 730 B
276. KS 820 F
27. IL 430 Bb
77. IL 795 a
127. IN 460 a
177. lA no H
227. lA 730 Cb
277. KS 830 A
28. IL 430 C
78. IL 840 A
128. IN 460 I
178. lA 150 A
228. lA 740 Aa
278. KS 880 A
29. IL 430 D
79. IL 885 A
129. IN 460 0
179. lA 150 B
229. lA 740 B
279. KS 940 Hb
30. IL 455 fla
80. IL 905 A
130. IN 460 P
180. lA 150 E
230. lA 740 C
280. KS 940 I
31. IL 455 E
81. IL 950 A
131. IN 460 Q
181. lA 150 F
231. lA 740 D
281. KS 940 K
32. IL 455 F
82. IL 950 B
132. IN 460 X
182. lA 160 A
232. lA 740 G
282. KS 940 N
33. IL 460 la
83. IL 999 A
133. IK 500 A
183. lA 180 C
233. lA 850 I
283. KS 940 0
34. IL 460 Ib
84. IL 999 B
134. IN 510 F
184. lA 230 Bb
234. lA 850 K
284. KS 970 D
35. IL 460 Ic
85. IL 999 C
135. IN 510 I
185. lA 230 Cb
235. lA 850 L
285. KS 970 I
36. II 460 A
86. IL 999 6 -fL)
136. IN 520 C
186. lA 230 D
236. lA 850 H
286. KS 980 A
37. II 460 B
87. II 999 a -(G)
137. IN 520 D
187. lA 230 E
237. lA 890 A
287. KS 980 B
38. II 460 C
88. IL 999 I -(I)
138. IN 520 F
188. lA 230 K
238. lA 830 C
288. KS 980 C
39. IL 460 Fa
89. II 999 J -(D)
139. IN 520 a
189. lA 240 B
239. lA 930 D
289. KS 980 D
40. IL 460 J
90. IL 999 K -(G)
140. IN 530 C
190. lA 240 Ca
240. KS 30 A SI dent 290. KS 980 E
41. IL 460 K
91. It 999 1 -(P)
141. IN 610 D
191. lA 270 Ab
241. KS 30 B
291. KS 1000 C
42. IL 470 A
92. IL 999 H -(F)
142. IN 650 A
192. lA 300 B daaaged 242. KS 30 Ca
292. KS 1000 D
43. IL 470 Da
93. IL 999 N -(P)
143. IN 650 B
193. lA 300 D
243. KS 40 B
293. KY 10 D
44. IL 475 A
94. IL 999 0 -(E)
144. IK 650 C
194. lA 300 E
244. KS 40 Ca
294. KY 10 K
45, IL 475 B
95. IL 999 P -(H)
145. IN 650 D
195. lA 300 G
245. KS 40 Cb
295. KY 10 L
46. IL 475 C
96. IL 999 Q -(H)
146. IN 750 A
196. lA 300 a
246. KS 40 D
296. KY 45 Aa
47. IL 495 A
97. IL 999 a -(A)
147. IN 820 C
197. lA 300 K
247. KS 40 £
297. KY 45 B
48. II 530 Ab
98. 11 999 S -(C)
148. IN 820 D
198. lA 300 N
248. KS 40 F
298. KY 45 C
49. IL 530 B
99. It 999 I -(I)
149. IN 820 £
199. lA 300 OG
249. KS 40 G
299. KY 80 B
50. IL 530 C
100. II 999 D
150. IK 890 C
200. lA 310 D
250. KS 85 A
300. KY 80 C
* partial hole in center obv.
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A D SthoareCboxT ion
m m s © © s
MarMge/iA: Anrui S Soi- BuHeA,
731 Eci^tA, 26th StAiz^t Minneapolis MN 55404-4402 (61 2) 671-4699
Ac's of up to 3 column inches in eac/i category are free to AVA members. Larger ads
'.i. 1 or full page} must be sent to the Fare Box editor. Ads must reach che mana-
gers by the fifth of the month of issue, or they will be held for ne.<: uscntn's
issue. DO NOT 'uj.n th^ darne. ad in cvMecrrCioe issues without changing the. ujo-idu-g. 'jse
the 2-lcAteA’ State abbreviation in your ad. as well as your name, address and
complete 9-digit zap code, which can be found by looking at a previous ad or r .n
:ne AVA membershi p roster. Submit only one ad per catagory, more will be combined
Into one ad, or held for next month’s issue. Please, only ads xc-lating fc itcni-t
Listed in publications o{, the. AmeAican 'JeeUfsist Asdooiation
CVoilection of 42 AVA con-
ventionTour tokens, 1962 to
1998, complete, No trade
offers, please.
AI Zaika
P. 0. Box 65
Bellmawr HJ 08099-0065
SOFSPRA car wash for sale
at $5 each plus postage;
[CA] 965-B; [MNI] 148-A;
510-A; 640-A; [Wl] 280-A.
AI Kohlhardt
P. 0. Box 2649
Surwyvale CA
94081-0649
3®
Sell at catalogue plus pos-
tage; [NY] 25-F, 105-F, H;
23U-t, F, I, J; joo-b, u,
445-D, E, F, G; 505-A; 630-
AO, AS, AT, AZ, BC, BD,
BE, Bl, BJ; 760-A’ 785-A,
B; 780-H, J; 830-C: 875-E,
E, F; 995-A,
Joe Studebaker
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort 8C
29902-5934
I'KS] 55-A S15; [MA] 115-AN
$1.50; lOOO-iQ $3; Ml] 135-E
$5; 455-A, B, C, set of 3
$12; 475-A $2, B $4, C $6,
D $2, E $4; [MN] 148-A
$2.50, 3 $3.50, H $3.50, I
$1 , K $2. All postpaid.
Bob Kelley
2689 Cliff Road
North Bend OH
45052-9718
100 mixed transit tokens
$15.00. 50 different transit
tokens $$20.00 Postpaid.
James vana’er Helm
18618 Birch Avenue
Akron lA 51001-8827
Small starter set parking
"oken collection (approx. 200
pieces ifi noioers in noiaers)
which includes about 25
single dupes for sale at 70%
of catalogue value plus
Dostage. Write for details.
John M. Hoffmann
8334 Heron Circle .
Ooltevah tn
31363-9794
(Add c o n- t i n. u e. > a on
I'm disposing of Bob Car-
ter's 489 Personal tokens,
including only 26 duplicates,
for his daughter. Will sell as
a lot only. Send 57C SASE
for list.
Bill Garrison
9505 Normandy Avenue
Morton G.iove IL
60053-1339
Let's trade! Send your TT
list. Receive mine. Have
other varied tokens and
exonumia to trade for XT's.
John deck a
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA
19020-3689
Send your trade/seil list and
I will send mine or send
lSASE for my trade/seti list
Joe studebaker
2614 legare Street
Beaufort sc
29902-5934
t P~ a g ^
Jerry Schaeper has come up with a 21mm brass token inscribed "D.P. & L. CO. /DAYTON, OHIO" with blank re-
verse. Dayton Power & Light Co.? Meter reader's bus token? Parking token? Toilet token? Listed in
Gay Lipscomb's Ohio Token Catalogue as R3, so not rate. But does anyone have any idea what it was used
for?
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[MA] 550-A, D, E, F, G, J.
K. [?.
Alan B. Collinge
614 Turnpike Street
Stroughton BA
02012-1173
Paying full catalogue for
Iowa transit tokens i need
for my collection. Write with
offers
James Vander Helm
18618 Birch Avenue
Akron lA 51001-8S27
[FL] parking toKens 3500- A;
3630 — D; 3910-B Uev G)
still needed for my coir
leuuon.- 1 ii make generous
cash offersd ($50 plus) or
make a more generous trade
offer. 1 also want [FL] trade
tokens plus IFLl wooden TT‘s
with fare increase over-
prints. I co/fect from
IT'S to trade tokens, and
Bryan Money. Let me know
what you have in FL] tokens
( CorvUfUi^ ne/ct coiumn/
of all inds for sale or trade.
(850) 981-0693; E-mail.
.Steve@Ratliff.com.
SteveRetl i f f
1717 St. Marys Bay Dr.
Milton FL 32583-7343
Most of the new MN, OH, SC
and other new TT's from ail
states. .
Joe St.udebaler
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC
29902-5934
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3098 ARTHUR W. SCHNABEL - 216 Church Street - Newington, CT 061 11-4806
Age 60; Retired. Collects US, Parking, car wash. (Weber)
3099 ROBERT BARRON - MCSC Room 154-1020, 500 Ross St. - Pittsburgh, PA 15262
Age 45; Systems Analyst. Collects US. (Schneider) /-OOOl
CHANGE ADDRESS
2902 SHIRLEY HOUSER - P.O. Box 314 - Northampton, Pennsylvania 18067-0314
3096 PETER nUDIK - 3325 Julep Drive - Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834-5631
2171 RAYMOND McKNIGHT - 1310 Dick Street - Victoria, Texas 77901
2600 ROBERT D. NOLAN - 3932 Brighton Road - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-1508
1686 J. NORMAN WILDING - 11349 Laurentides - Montreal -No . , Quebec HIH 4W3
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hardbound 950 pages. $50 retail; $26 to members, (a few loose-leaf still left @ $13)
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two or three loose- lease still available, same price.
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category. Please make your ad different each Insertion, and do not send more than one
ad at a time. Auctions are limited to tokens that catalogue at least $1 in any catalogue.
Ads are limited to tokens catalogued by the AVA (transportation, car wash, parking, and
real estate). Type, or write very legibly, your ad on a postcard or separate sheet
including your name and address , and mail directly to the Advertising Managers (address
in mastheadj) For larger ads, write the Editor in Boston,
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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 4 APRIL 2002 OUR 658th ISSUE
m. PACniER
I first net Faster Palmer mhen I mas a graduate student at Harvard Uniuersitg, and he
mas the Universitg Cibrariau* A true gentleman and a scholar. Faster mas perhaps the
mast avid trolley fan I have ever knamn* Just three years ago, mhen he mas 84 years
aid. Fester made a grand tour, by himself, all over Europe and ftaracen, riding street
cars and reporting to his friends about them. An AVA member for 45 years, Foster held
'^’OA ^243. He died February 2, at age 87. People don't cone any finer.
May 5. I received an e-mail from AVA member Jaime Salgado of Portugal, who
has secured 40 more of the beautiful Portugal bridge token described on page 14 of
the February issue, I originally had 20 which I sold @ $1.25 postpaid. They went
fast and I had to return money to lots of people. When the 40 additional arrive I'll
put a note in The Fare Box and that should be enough for everyone,
Karl Cabsch discovered a new issue from Culpeper, VA, and was able to send
175 of them to our New Issues Service. The red plastic token is 42mm, inscribed on
obverse: "CULPEPER/(BUS) /CONNECTOR" and on reverse; "Valid For One / Bus
/ Ride / 50C Fare / No Cash Value" in black lettering.
Donald Mutersbaugh, on a visit to the Androsogin Historical Society Museum in
Maine discovered that they have the original dies for ME 480 A on display, as well
as a couple of the tokens.
Hal Ford picked up a 30mm brass token inscribed "MERMAID FAST FERRIES /
USVI / STT / (COMPASS) / STX // MERMAID FAST FERRIES / USVI / ENSIGN /
DECK" obviously from the Virgin Islands. I went to the internet and learned that this
firm will inaugurate 3 round trips daily by the ferry "Fjellstrand" early in April. The
boat has a capacity of 370 passengers. The trip is a long one, costing $75, so I doubt
if this is a ride token. More likely an identification check for which part of the boat
you may occupy. I'll try to get more information as what I found was scanty.
In January we listed Wl 160 J, a Dodgeville depotel that sold for $307 on e-bay.
I've just learned that the person who sold it picked it up at a flea market for $2.00.
-they're still out there if you look hard enough!
Speaking of which. Bob Schottin reports he recently picked up an IL 150 Q (cat.
$100) for a "dirt cheap" price.
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52nd ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN VECTURIST ASSOCIATION
By Joel Reznick, Convention Chairman
This year's Annual Convention will be held in three cities: lola, Appleton,
and Green Bay, Wisconsin, August 8,9,10,11. We'll stay at the Hilton Garden
Inn at Appleton, rooms are $79 a night, single or double, and a generous breakfast
is included every morning for each person. You may stay 3 days before and after
the convention. Just call 1-800-HILTONS , and give them the code word "AVA”
for the $79 rate.
On Thursday, August 8, we'll meet in lola, WI, at 700 East State Street
(Krause Publications) starting at 2:30 to 3:00 pm. We'll be treated to a tour of
the company's operations, after which we'll have the privilege of seeing Chet
Krause's automobile collection, which is housed in six buildings (trust me, folks,
this is worth coming for!) After we do all that, Krause Publications (and our fellow
member. Cliff Mishler, who is Chairman of the Board) will treat us to a buffet
dinner. When finished, we'll all trail to the hotel in Appleton and spend a pleasant
night there.
Friday morning we'll start our usual bourse at 9:00 a.m. and do it until 5:30
p.m. (when everything must be removed from the room — we'll only bourse this one
day). After a break for dinner (in the hotel or at any of the many places nearby)
at 7:30 p.m. we'll have our Annual Token Auction (pieces will be available for
pick-up at the business meeting on Sunday) .
Saturday at 9:00 a.m. we'll all gather in the lobby, and proceed (trail style)
to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay (about 30 minutes away), where,
in addition to seeing some great old rolling stock, we'll participate in a Civil War
re-enactment on the museum grounds. Up to Noon is best for viewing the various
camps (Union and Confederate Military, civilian, and sutler.) So we'll do some of
that, as well as going to the battlefield (BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR TOUR TOKEN
WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES - IT WILL BE USED FOR MANY FORMS OF IDENTIFICA-
TION). At 12:30 the "troops" will assemble to be reviewed by "President Lincoln,"
portrayed by Fritz Klein, a professional actor who has dedicated his life to the
faithful re-creation of Honest Abe. He will give the Gettysburg Address many
times during the day, and will mingle with the crowd when not performing.
The main "battle" will take place at 2:00 p.m., which we shall access by taking
a train across the creek. After the battle we'll have the opportunity to see the
wounded being treated at a Civil War field hospital (should be extremely
interesting). In the late afternoon you are free to roam the museum, visit Lambeau
Field (just a few blocks away — it's undergoing massive reconstruction), go out and
see some of Green Bay, or do some shopping. (Note: any food or beverage you
consume during the day is your own responsibility.) PLEASE BE BACK AT THE
MUSEUM AT 6:00 P.M.! We shall be joining all of the participants for their evening
dinner (which will be our Annual Banquet) then watch them entertain themselves
with 1860's music and traditional dances. (NOTE: The public does NOT participate
in any of these. We are honored guests!) President Lincoln will arrive in formal
dress, and dance with some of the community oadies. It would be a good idea
if you all make plans to return to the hotel in groups, so that no one is left behind.
Sunday, after breakfast, we'll have our business meeting (at 9:00 a.m.), fol-
lowed by our traditional brunch (both breakfast and brunch are included in your
convention package). Then farewell to Wisconsin. Perhaps we'll visit Canada again
next year. Montreal has been calling to us.
The convention fee this year is only $45.00 per person ($60 after June 30).
Please send it to Joel J. Reznick - P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling, IL 60090-0116. If
you are computer literate, go to "Mapquest.com" for maps and directions from your
house to lola, and from Green Bay back to your home. If not let me know and
I'll send you the necessary info.
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MEMORABLE MEMBER MEETING
By Gerald Johnson L-Z75
A few years back when we told acquaintances that we were spending the
winter in Palm Springs, California, the response was always, ”Oh, your a
golfer !” After explaining, no, we didn’t play golf, and that we were flying
to Palm Springs, the next line was; “ Oh, you will be renting a car there ?”
This one was easier to answer, “ No, we are hooked on the Sun Bus that
serves Palm Springs and the Cocheila Valley.”
Back in 1995, while on a motorcoach tour of the Southwest, my wife
Irene and I spent two weeks in Palm Springs, and for the first time used
the natural gas powered Sunbus’. The line which called itself, “Todays
Model for Tomorrows World” was geared to the transit needs of workers,
students, and tourists, the system covered about a forty square mile area.
Eight years later, it is now pretty much the same.
This year in Palm Springs, we found a winter getaway “bonus, ”we
learned AVA Vice President Bill Sowell now lived a ten minute bus ride
east of Palm Springs, in Cathedral City, California.
We called Bill, and asked him to look up the bus stop number near the
Sowell home. Bill called back to say that the Sunbus passing near his home
made only limited trips, primarily to serve the kids attending nearby
James Workman Middle School.
With the bus schedule constraints more a problem than help, Bill
opted to drive to our residence, pick up my wife and I, and return to his
beautiful new home on Tortuga Road in Cathedral City.
After a tour of the Sowells lovely new home, decorated by Bill’s
wife Jenine, (who has a special talent for design), Bill and I adjourned to
his “hobby room, ’’home of the AVA new issues service.
Retired bus driver Bill Sowell has several related transit type
collections as well as tokens, and the walls were covered with neatly
framed memorabilia of Bill’s Air Force Service, transit employment, (He
was a good one!), and some of the hundreds of metal transit pins and
shoulder patches that represent a tangent transit collection.
Another tangent collection is a miniature bus collection, with both
old and new busses in metal, wood, rubber, fiber and cardboard. Both the
transit pin and miniature bus collections are bursting at the seams,
awaiting additional display space!
Token wise, California is a long way from Wisconsin, so my question
was, what do you have from Wisconsin in your transportation set?
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The Sowell Wisconsin transit collection, was neat and concise, orderly, and
surprisingly complete, representing that state in a large and nicely
organized collection of our nation.
it is always a treat to look at your home state in another token
collection, and talk about the “when and where” of this piece or that, this
is one of the special joys of our hobby.
After a pleasant visit, and with Bill’s Wisconsin want list in hand,
we parted, with a plan to ride the Sunbus together a week later.
Our Sunbus ride was fun, but the attractive brass Sunbus tokens, (Ca.
620-A) are no longer in use, having been replaced by cash fares and five
types of passes. Bill quickly identified our bus as a 35 foot, 43 passenger
Orion coach, using an industry standard G.F.I. fare box.
Rip off type transfers were in use.
All city and interurban buses and auxiliary vehicles of the Sunbus
Company are fueled by natural gas, primarily to protect the air quality of
the mountain surrounded Cocheila Valley.
After riding the loop around North and Central Palm Springs, we
debarked for a unique experience, a hamburger at nationally renowned
“Tylers. ’’Eating the cities best hamburgers, outdoors, in March was a blast!!
The small building housing the food prep area at Tyler’s is believed
to be the 1 940s site of the Palm Springs Greyhound bus depot!
Our return was smooth, and Bill and I had an opportunity to examine
the bike mount on the front of the Sunbus. Bill found it to be a standard
type, identical to those used in Vancouver, Washington where Bill drove
for eleven years. We encountered no wheelchair traffic on our rides, but
the Sunbus’ are handicapped equipped. In addition to the automated loader,
and kneeling bus feature, the two front interior bench seats fold to handle
two wheel chairs.
Back at our apartment. Bill and Jenine invited us to join them the
next day on a ride to Perris, California, to the Orange Empire Railway
Museum, here Bill will be setting up an AVA display board at the Railfest
on April 27-28th 2002.
The pretty 66 mite ride to Perris had been planned out using the
Internet, showing which highway, street, where to turn... and when... Neat!
With our experienced wheelman, we arrived right on time.
Bill looked for his AVA display board contact, and when he was not
found at once, we hopped on a 1 921 vintage streetcar for a spin around the
grounds. We then toured “Car House Number Two,” filled with electric city
railway, suburban, and interurban cars, an excellent mix dating 1900-1950.
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Being a small town boy, I was amazed at the size of the suburban and
interurban cars! They were BIG!
We then rode a 1 943 streetcar, which we found rode a lot more
smoothly than the 1921 car, and later we all rode a diesel powered train,
more or less an “out and back” type ride. Ail and ail, it was quite an
exciting day!
Bill was able to firm up his contacts at the museum for the AVA
display, including a “back door” entrance to the large museum site.
While the museum grounds are very large, the streetcar rides were a
bit short, but the HUGE collection of rolling stock on the grounds is very
impressive, and the gift shop book store is a railroad and streetcar fans
dream.
The restoration of the rolling stock and equipment is on going, but a
hundred volunteers working full time could spend years here!
We have returned to wintery Wisconsin now, Bill and Jenine Sowell
will be in Appleton, Wisconsin in August for the AVA convention, we will
too. See you there!
How about this for a convention entertainment idea: A “round table” talk
with several retired bus drivers telling about on the job experiences?
LOUIS CRAWFORD RESIGNS AS A.V.A. SECRETARY
I regret to have to announce that our Secretary, Louis Crawford of Jackson,
MS, has been forced to give up his duties as AVA Secretary because of some
serious health problems. Louis wants to devote all his time to getting cured, as
we are confident he will be.
Louis has been a member for many years, having joined as a teenager when
his father was an active collector. After his father's death Louis carried on the
collection, and has built a magnificent collection that is especially strong in the
Gulf South states. He is co-author (with Glyn Farber) of the enormous catalogue
of Louisiana Trade Tokens. He has been a splendid secretary, and after he gets
over this problem I am confident he will be serving the AVA again as actively as
he has up to now.
The new AVA Secretary will be Karl E. Gabsch, who likewise is the son of
another active AVA member. Karl's father, Karl W. Gabsch is in charge of the
Parking Token New Issues Service, and attends nearly all of our convention.
The two Gabsch's have one of the finest collections of transportation tokens in
existence.
If you have any of the old AVA application blanks with Louis' name & address
on them, please cross out his name, and in its place put Karl's name and address:
KARL E. GABSCH
282 Scenic Meadow Street
Waldorf, Maryland 20603
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SUPPLEMENT #9 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
By Harold V. Ford Second Edition
ARIZONA
Casa Grande 102
COTTONl-JOOD LANE CARWASH rwm (ANTIQUE CAR)
A Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (minor rev. die vars.)
Phoenix 640
OASIS CARWASH INDIAN SCHOOL RD . AND 31st. DR.
AB Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (convertible car)
Tucson 840
U-NEVER-KNOW 5627 SOUTH MISSION hm (CARTOON CHARACTER)
J Bz 25 Sd 2485 N. Silverbell 4733 S. Campbell hm (cartoon character)
CALIFORNIA
Bishop 83
NIKOLAUS CAR WASH BISHOP CALIFORNIA
C Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value hm (stars)
Norco 562
NORCO CAR & TRUCK WASH (FRONT HALF OF HORSE)
B B 25 Sd 2176 Hamner Ave. Norco, Ca No Cash Value (rear half of
horse)
NORCO CAR 4 TRUCK WASH rwm (HEAD OF BANDIT)
C Bz 29 Sd 2176 Hamner Ave. Norco, Ca No Cash Value 2000 (horseshoe)
D Bz 29 Sd 2176 Hamner Ave. Norco, Ca No Cash Value 2001 (horseshoe)
Ramona 668
CARTOON CAR WASH 1009 B STREET RAMONA, CALIFORNIA
C Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car)
San Jose 775 (ex Unid 421 & 459)
CALIFORNIA C.AR WASH ALWAYS OPEN (TWO P.ALM TREES)
H Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No : Cash Value hm
I Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
IOWA
Algona 20
SUPER WASH 1 ALGONA, I A BRUSHLESS AUTOMATIC PHILLIPS ST .
NORWOOD DR
A Bz 29 Sd hh (cartoon auto facing right) (stars)
Cedar Falls 140
NEPTLTjES CAR WASH 716 E 16th ST CEDAR FALLS
A Bz 27 Sd Freedom hm (eagle on emblem over wreath)
MICHIGAN
Ironwood 510
C & L CAR WASH (incuse)
A o B Pg Sd (blank) 24mm) (5-sided)
MISSOURI
Fulton 350
KING-CAL C.AR WASH (CROWN)
D Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car)
2002 -
.50
.50
. .50
.50
.50
1 .50
1.50
.50
.50
.50
2.50
2.50
15.00
1.00
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UNIDENTIFIEO
AIRPORT CARWASH MACY LANE hh (BI-PLANE)
469 Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value hm
BE WISE CARWASH (OWL)
470 Bz 29 Sd Automatic Wash One 1 hh
BIRCHWOOD SELF SERVICE CAR WASH 1609 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE
471 Bz 25 Sd Good. For. One Dollar . in . Trade hm 1—
BUGGY BATH CAR WASH NO CASH VALUE
472 Bz 25 Sd (cartoon auto facing left) (stars)
CARLOVERS THE ULTIMATE CARWASH (8 POINT STAR)
473 Bz 23 Ch Good For One Self Service Cycle No Cash Value 1
COUCH’S KCIK-KAR WASH REDEEMABLE NO . 1 OR NO . 2
474 A 22 Sd 5c in Trade
COUNTRY CAR WASH ( incuse ) (inscription on side of HOUSE)
475 Bz 23 Sd Free Car Wash hh (stars) (^TM-plated)
CQ EXPRESS CAR WASH ONE DOLLAR NO CASH VALUE
476 B 27 Sd Good. For. One Dollar . in .Trade hm 1-^
DESERT CARWASH (SUN CACTUS)
477 Bz 27 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hm
EAST FREDERICK CAR WASH ONE 1
478 Bz 27 Sd Freedom hm (eagle on emblem over wreath)
ELITE AUTO WASH
479 Bz 23 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
ERNIE'S AUTO WASH NON REFUNDABLE ^ ( incuse )
430 Bz 29 Sd Ernie's hm
FOUNTAIN CAR WASH $3 WASH TOKEN
481 Bz 20 Sd No Cash Value No Cash Value hm (eagle on emblem over wreath)
HERITAGE CO-OP (CO-OP INSIDE A PENTAGRAM)
482 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
KLIMESH MOTOR SALES INCORPORATED 562-3241 NON REFUNDABLE NO CASH
VALUE
483 Bz 29 Sd Automatic Car Wash Token hh (antique car)
K.T.'s CAR WASH 24th AVE S. & S. WASHINGTON (CARTOON AUTO)
484 B 25 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hh
LaCYGNE CAR WASH (SWAN)
485 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car)
NATIONAL LUBE EXPRESS
486 Pg 28 Sd Free Car Wash (gold lettering)
487 Py 28 Sd Free Car Wash (gold lettering)
NORTH SALINA CAR WASH TOUCH-FREE AUTOMATIC PREMIUTl WASH
488 Bz 27 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
(apparently not Salina, KS)
OCEAN SHORES CAR WASH (SEA GULL OVER OCEAN)
489 Bz 27 Sd Good. For. One Dollar . in .Trade 1— hm
(apparently not Ocean Shores, WA)
PACIFIC WASH & DETAIL (PALM TREES)
490 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
PRECISION AUTO WASH r (IN RECTANGULAR LOGO)
491 Bz 29 Sd Phoenix LLC No Cash Value No Cash Value hm
POWER WASH SELF SERVICE TOKEN GLS r\-mi
492 A 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (convertible car) (anodized blue)
PRO WASH
493 Bz 29 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt
Back hh
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= SUPPLEMENT #JVP-41 TO FEISEL’S FIFTH =
FLORIDA (Formerly Transit token FL-410-A) (Never placed in use)
KEY WE3T-3410
CITY OF KEY WEST / FLORIDA
A o B 22 Sd Key West / Overseas / Highway / Key West, Florida
MICHIGAIi
PORT HURON-3775
THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING / MAIN STREET / PORT HURON (dome)
C B 23 Sd Parking / Designated / Lots Or Meters Only / RVJM / 25c /
Value / Token
UTAH
PARK CITY- 3 600
OLYMPIC VENUE CITY / OLYMPIC WINTER G-^^MES SALT LAKE 2002 / TM /
PARK CITY (!o60){W.\l-pI(d)
B B 27 Sd Park / City / 2002 (miner with pick)
PTUN (Reported by B Nolan)
VALETMATIC (incuse)
3041 5 28 Sd (blank)
5.00
. 35
.50
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
KELOWNA- 34 35
GET / A ROUND / DOWNTOWN ! / COURTESY OF / DOWNTOWN / KELOWNA
C B 25 Sd This Token / Redeemable For / 25c / On Downtown / Parking /
LM (logo) . 35
BELGIUM (Reported by V Sondergaard)
BELGPTMS-3052
(AS A)
C WM 22 Sd 1 2.00
D WM 25 3d 2 2.00
EWM28Sd3 2.00
FWM26Sd2 2.00
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
The KEY Vi/EST token has been listed for some time as a transit token. Recently,
Bob Schopp alerted me to an offering of this token on E-BAY which described it as a
PARKING TOKEN. I contacted the seller who informed me as follows; The token was
stamped over 25 years ago to be used in the new parking garage which had just been
built by the city. Proper procedures weren't followed in the purchase of the
tokens and the city would not use them. I was also informed by C R Clark that
there was some misunderstanding over the number of tokens ordered (100,000) and the
price. (C R has this token listed in his FLORIDA catalogue as a parking token
also.) A large number of these tokens have appeared since 1990. The price should
not exceed the catalogued price !!!... Thanks to C R for his input,
Karl will attempt to obtain the FORT HURON tokens for PATNIS.
PARK CITY issued a commerative parking token in honor of the Olympics in Salt
Lake City. Karl will try obtaining for PATNIS.
Another VALETMATIC token has been found. Can anyone ID it????
Kelowna, BC has reordered tokens. Note that the reverse has two major changes--
"And Transit" has been dropped and LM has been substituted for the mint's full name.
Karl will try obtaining a supply for PATNIS.
Thanks to Vik Sondergaard, we have added 4 new Belgium tokens.
Tokens are in use at RHOADES McKEE LAW FIRM, 161 OTTAWA NW, SUITE 600, GRAND
RAPIDS, MI 49503. No info is available.
Also at the HOSPITAL CENTER AT ORANGE-188 S ESSEX AVE - ORANGE, NJ 07051.
Again, no info available!
Order the FIFTH direct from me at $25 postpaid. Included will be an update of
sheets listing all tokens catalogued since the FIFTH with SUPP references.
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^ /f I 2 B n 2
Ma-tuLgeAz-i: Anixa S Bol- BuU^
/ 3 J EctAt\ ? 6 th StAe^t MinmapoUA MN 55404-4402 (61 2 ) & 71-4699
n':?s of up CO 3 column Inches in each cdcagory are free Co AVA members. Larger ads
i i or full page) must be sene co che Fare 8 ox edlcor. Ads muse reac.h the man.a-
gers by the FIFTH of the month of j'ssue, or they will be held for ne.xt month's
issue. DO HOT 'w.n tfve. h>ame. cul Cn co/viecuttoe ih>SireA uj-ichoui changing the. uro-iaing. Use
the ?-icttcn. State abbreviation In your ad. as well as your name, address and
coitipJeCe 9 -digiC zip code, which can be found by looking at a previous ad. or in
tne 'AVA membership roster. Submit only one ad per cacagory. more will be combined
into one ad, or held for next month's issue. Please, only adc vciating to Uamo
UuStexL in puhiiccUionA the. American VcotiirUot Addodation
m
(close May 31)
fE
Min, indicated, bidders pay
PL: [VT| 6C-A (10.00); 520-
Aa (7.50); 595-B (7.50);
700-8; IVA] 20- G; 600-Ab
(3.75). Ac (3.50), F (4.50),
j;620-C (10.00), G (15,00);
jd (7,00), 7^0-B ( 12.00), C
(11,00), 885-A; 965-A, B;
[DC1500-Db, E, Al, AJ, AO;
[PR] 640-J, K, Ri [V!J 1000-
A, B, C.
Gene Hurford
1527 Tulip Court
Longmont CC
80501 -21154
94 €M!^ mm
SOFSPRA carwash for sale
at 1'/4X catalogue plus post-
age. [CAl 375 -Ad: [MN] 118-
A:680-A: 725-A: [MO] 10-A;
[NY] 320-A
Al Kn.hlhardt
P. 0. Box 2649
Sunnyvale C.A
94087-0649
mUE
[TXj 445-R $1.50; [IL] 430-D
$5.00, Postpaia.
Bi 1 1 Fox
15716 So. Ingleside
Dolton IL 60419-2764
[M!] 650-A, Monroe City
Bus, for sale at $3 and
3ASE. Have a few, so
multiple orders welcome.
Jerome Schaeper Jr
3466 Meadowlark Drive
Edgevood KY 4101 8-2608
^
Any Quantity Ml] 75-J, G.
Low price plus 2 bucks for
postage under 50 TT. $3.00
postage up to 100 TT. Also
for sale: School Rider Tic-
kets, book of 28, Twin
Cities Motor Transit, Si .50
plus plus 75C postage;[Ml]
75-D. K & [Wl] 7CI0-L $3.50
plus SASE; Gas ration, WWIl
stamps 10 for $2.00 plus
SASE. E-mail:
schoolbusben@os.com
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor Ml
a.9022-5924
ATTENTION NEW COLLECT-
ORS; 1 have common and
some not sc common US
tokens for sale at only 50C
eacfi. Send SASE for new
list.
Anthony D. Vanxer
201 Highland Dr. 11923
Taylor TX '^6574-1351
Flea Market special: Have 2
groups cof 250 tokens which
includes transportation, par-
king. carwash, video game,
ta.x arid others for sale at
Sib.CC plus $4.00 postage
for each group.
John M. Hoffmann
8334 Heron Circle
Ooltevah TN
37363-9794
Following it's & lots Si
each except for last 3: [CTj
40-A, B; 210-F; 290-1, N,
[FL] 530-1; 880-M, [MA]
6S5-A; (NH) 64C-L; [NJ]
570-E; [NV] 230-J; 255-C;
630-AY; 780-J; [Rl] 520-C;
521-G; [NY] 630-BC $1.50,
BD $3.50; 631-S S3.
Postage helps.
Jim CoJ 1 ingwood
P. 0. Box 545
Danielson CT
0623d-0545
AVA coiive.ntion tokens.
Most years oefore 1982 plus
1988, 69, 91, 92. Also fCA]
450-AX thru BH.
Douglas Redxes
3585 'Windsor Avenue
Apart.iient 119
Dubuque lA 520J1-
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At 2X cataloGue value plus
postage; [CA] 4C1-A; 450-
3J, BK; 560-B thru I; 712-
B, [CO! 110-C; [CT] 350-P;
[FLj 910-L; [LA] oOO-A;
[MN] 67-B; 380-B, C; [NY]
655-Bb; 875-AF, AG. AJ;
lOH] 895-B; [OR] 400-i;
[TX] 255-W; [VA] 470-B, C;
[Wl] 915-A, B. E-rriail:
chuckb(g)vh.net
Chuck Benjamin
42 Kingwood Drive
Poughkeepsie NY
12601-5405
Group of 857 different cat-
alogue value $336.50. All
catalogued in 2x2, or en-
velope, $385.00 postpaid.
PatiJ Cunningham
P. 0. Box 1
Tecumseh Ml 40236-0OC 1
m MliiF
AVA tour tokens ffom 1992
to 1999. Would like $350.00
or best offer.
Alvin W. Hendrickson
108 S. Minnesota St.
Warren MN 56762-1426
Trade (2) Albury's Ferry
Service tokens (red and
black - see Fare Box, Sept.
2001, page 89). Want TT
offer(s), Atwood-Coffee
listables only.
John Ciecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA 19020-3689
Two for one offer that can't
be beat!!! You send up to 60
different TT's and i will send
you up to 120 (2 for 1) TT'.s
( continue ne/id^ column)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
of my choice) . No more than
10 oupilcatvs, Send $5,00
for postage. E-mail:
school busben(a)cs. com,
"SchbolBus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor Ml
49022-5924
[ILj & [Mi] TT's. Send your
dupe list. Also want red OPA
token, WY . E-mail;
schoolbusben<S>cs.com.
"Schhol Bus" Ben
216 Hapton Road
Benton Harbor Ml
49022--5924
[TN] 280-A; 300-A; 430-W;
690-B;; 680-C. Will pay
premium prices for good or
better.
Jim Medd
110 Braddock Street
Crossvi 1 le TN
38571-0548
2445 Thomas B. Morrison - 360 West 20th Street - North Vancouver, BC V7M 1Y5
*****
DRAYACE CHECKS
Donn Moody of Dover, OH, reports a brass 31mm token inscribed (in incuse
letters): "J.F, Hensel / Dray & / Expressman / New Phila, / Ohio // Good For
/ 25C".
I often get reports of drayage tokens, and as a matter of fact I have a small
collection of them myself. Drayage checks are freight checks, used to pay someone
who has a "dray" or cart to carry something for you. They are not good to pay
for rides or fares. Still they are an allied field, and their rarity is equal to that
of our depotel tokens. As a matter of fact, most of them come from the same period
as that of depotels: roughly 1885 to 1 920, so they were used on horse-drawn
wagons or carts. Because there is no organized group of collectors of these, the
demand is minimal. So they are worth maybe $10 at most, unless one is an avid state
token collector.
I would be happy to run a list of them, if any of you out there care to send
me rubbings and descriptions of what you have. Personally I really like them.
■kickiiit
On page 14 of the February issue I mentioned Robert Rhue's success in building a complete collection of
all known tokens that picture a horsecar. I mentioned also that the previous collector who had them all
was Morinan Sherman. Paul Cunningham reports that it was he who bought Sherman's collection in 1975. "It
included not only the complete collection but duplicates of many of the pieces. The Oakland horsecars
T c represented by over 40 pieces! It also included the Deerfield, MI, pattern or mule’
i nad the collection for a short time and offered it intact,..'’
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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 5 2002 OUR 659th ISSUE
May 27. I shall be leaving for the West Coast in my Lincoln about June 29, so
I have one more issue to publish before I head west. The July issue will be published
from Moraga, CA, as always. Inside this issue you will find the AVA Convention Auc-
tion that will be held in conjunction with our Annual Convention in Appleton, Wl, on
August 8,9,10,11. Together with this issue you will find a bid sheet for your use
^ in submitting mail bids for the auction. The bid sheet is not part of The Fare Box.
t have only six copies left of the Six-Year Supplement to the Atwood-Coffee Cat-
alogue, which updates our catalogue thru December 2001. The price for this 90-page
book is only $5 postpaid. Send a 34C stamp if you order so I can return your check
if you are too late. If you are on time I'll return the stamp with the book.
We have just learned that San Diego has put into use a new "universal token,"
which both Bill Sowell and I learned about on the internet. Bill is arranging to sec-
cure a supply for our New Issues Service.
On the front page of the March issue, discussing FL 410 A, I stated that it was
my understanding they never charged tolls on the Florida Overseas Highway. Comes
now a letter from Geoffrey Dean of Sanibel, FL, to set me straight. He has a book
published in 1970, a "Key Guide to Key West and the Florida Keys," in which on page
40 it states: "The Overseas Highway was built by the Monroe County Toll Bridge
Commission. . .financed by tolls. It was begun in 1936, opened in 1938, and completed
in 1942." It continues, "Many tourists, refusing to pay the $1.25 for each car, never
got beyond the toll gate at Lower Matecumbe (the other toll gate was on the eastern
side of Big Pine Key)." In light of this, I think perhaps FL 410 A was, indeed, in-
tended for use as a toll token, although we now know they were never actually used.
A rare and fascinating book is No tes on the ^oljection of Transfers by William
J. Sidis, a Boston boy genius who wrote the book under the pseudonym Frank Fol-
lupa. It was published about 1926. The Transport Ticket Society of Great Britain
has a copy in their library they would like to sell, but I have no idea what they
want for it. If you're interested write the Librarian of the TTS at Seville House,
Seville Road, Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire HD8 9EG, U.K. We swap subscriptions
with them and their bulletin is beautifully prepared and lavishly illustrated (often in
color). It is all about world transportation tickets and occasionally they mention
tokens, as in the April issue they report that a haulage firm has just issued 30p green
tokens to pay toll for their trucks on the Swinford Toll Bridge.
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THE STORY OF THE A.V.A. BRATTLEBORO TOKENS
By John Coffee
Nineteen fifty-eight was a very good year. I made the acquaintance of Maurice
Gould, prominent numismatist then living in Boston, visiting his Copley Coin Company
often, and from him bought some great tokens including MA 115 F (previously
mknown) and my first depotel, WI 180 E. He prevailed on me to give a guest lecture
for a course he was teaching at M.I.T. on numismatics, and I prevailed on him to
join the A.V.A. He remained a member until his death many years later.
And Harold Ford, stationed at Ladd AFB in Alaska, wrote and invited me to
meet him in New York to attend My Fair Lady , as he had some tickets for it. His
service as an Air Force lieutenant completed, Harold came up to Boston and spent
nearly a month with me, helping me put the finishing touches on the first edition
of Atwood's Catalogue which was distributed that summer. Harold picked up a new
sports car, a Karmann Ghia, and drove it all over New England, while I remained
in Boston teaching and preaching. In Manchester, NH, Harold discovered two pre-
viously unknown new issues (NH 640 L and M) and that Fall I drove up and bought
a supply for our New Issues Service.
In Brattleboro, VT, Harold visited the local bus line. Brattle Transit Corp.,
which was not using tokens but whose owner. Bill Sand, said he'd like to use them.
Harold suggested that the A.V.A. might give him a supply if he'd use them, and
if he'd OK our putting something about the AVA on the reverse. Fine, he said.
So that Fall I put a notice in THE FARE BOX announcing that tokens for the
Brattle Transit Corp. would be struck in white metal, copper, brass, and aluminum.
The aluminum would be put in use up there, along with just a tiny number of each
of the WM, copper, and brass. I then took advance orders for the WM, copper,
and brass, at the rate of $2 per set of three, with a limit of three per member. I
received orders for 121 sets (including 2 sets for myself). So I placed an order with
S.M. Spencer, an ancient die stamping firm in Boston, for 125 each of WM, brass,
and copper, along with 1,150 aluminum. Spencer passed the order along to Meyer
& Wenthe of Chicago, who did the actual striking. When the tokens arrived I drove
up to Brattleboro, and gave Mr. Sand 1,000 aluminum tokens, with just four each
of the WM, brass, and copper ones mixed in. Sand put them all into use right away.
Thus VT 150 B,C,D,E, came into actual use. And they got lots of use. On their
reverse we put wording about the 10th Anniversary of the AVA.
When I placed the order I also had just five struck in pure silver, as well.
Then in 1965 I phoned Mr. Sand and asked if he could use some more tokens,
and he said absolutely Yes. So I placed another order with S.M. Spencer for 400
aluminum tokens with the same obverse, but wording about the 10th Anniversary
of the AVA New Issues Service on the reverse. I also ordered 400 more aluminum
with the simple reverse wording "Collect Transportation Tokens The Educational
Hobby". One hundred of each went to John Nicolosi for the New Issues Service,
and 300 of each went immediately into use in Brattleboro. When I placed the order
I also had just ten of each struck in brass (Presentation Pieces P and R) and just
seven of each struck in pure silver (Pres. Pc, O and Q). As the silver and brass
were never put in use we listed the as Presentation Pieces (I did give one of the
brass ones to Bill Sand). But the VT 150 C,D,E, actually did go into use, albeit
only 4 of each.
So in effect we created artificial rarities of C,D,E, a practice that should not
be encouraged. I was young and impetuous then, and new issues were not coming
out that often. But I don't see it happening again. That those who bought the
sets of C,D,E, for $2 per set made a good investment is indicated by the price real-
ized for the set of 3 at a recent AVA auction. The 3 tokens fetched $85.00 for the
set!
Incidentally as part of our 10th Anniversary in 1958, our then president, F.
Gordon Smith, arranged for striking some bronze medals. I don't remember how
many, but probably 100 or so. At the time I also had five struck in pure silver.
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THE STRUCK FIBRE TOKENS
By John Coffee
We have a number of cardboard tokens listed in our catalogue. We call them
Fibre. Some of them have printed inscriptions on them, like cardboard tickets. These
include a number of very rare depotel tokens, as well as a handful of early streetcar
tokens (VA 190 A for instance), and some bus tokens. But 74 of them, by ray count,
actually have struck inscriptions on them, just like metal tokens.
Cardboard tokens were used in place of metal in early years because they were,
of course, less expensive than metal tokens. During wartime, when there was a
shortage of metal, they provided a tolerable substitute for metal. During the First
World War some hack lines issued their tokens in fibre (TX 965 G-K probably). Then
during the Second World War a number of bus lines used fibre for their tokens.
None of the fibre tokens are really common, and some of them are extremely
rare. Probably the rarest and most desirable would be NY 890 D, the Troy & W’vl't
Ferry Co. token, of which I believe my specimen is the only one known. But just
as desirable would be TX 710 A, the Paris R.W. Co., which I obtained in a swap
from George Fuld many years ago. I gave him MD 60 P out of ray collection, and
he gave me the TX 710 A plus MT 140 I. I remember his comment on sending me
the two tokens: "Here is your pound of flesh." I have since acquired another MD
60 P. I think that's the only time I took a token out of my collection for a swap,
but the TX 710 A was worth it. Right up there in rarity would be PA 750 Q, the
Wissahickon Electric Pass. Ry. Co., token which I bought from a coin dealer at the
1966 A.N.A. Convention at Chicago. I paid $20 for it. From the same dealer on
that occasion I got NJ 390 D (North Hudson County Ry. letter carrier token) also
for $20. That was a very good day. So far as I know there are only two of the
VJissahickon tokens in collections anywhere. Then there's LA 850 G, the little fibre
half fare token for the Sioux City Cable Ry . I bought a small collection years ago
because it contained one good token: lA 850 E. I paid $200 to get some 200 tokens
of which the 850 E was the only good one. Imagine my delight when I also found
the 850 G in there as well. I don't know if anyone else owns that token.
Another rarity of more recent vintage is KS 450 H, the red fibre Naval Air Sta-
tion bus token from Hutchinson. I got this about 20 years ago from J.L. Hargett,
and I think there can't be more than one or two others in collections . This one dates
from the Second World War. Of similar vintage and also of great rarity are the two
fibre Queen of Martyrs school tokens of Dayton, OH 230 Y and AA. I don't know
how many of these are in captivity but I suspect they are still census. Then we
have the VA 600 M, the little green fibre Norton token that lists for $100, and well
worth it. This is 2nd World War vintage, as are the two very rare Hodag fibres
from Rhinelander, WI 720 A,B.
It seems that when a token comes in both metal and fibre, the fibre ones are
nearly always much rarer than the metal. For instance the CO 540 A, the solid
La Junta fibre is very rare, as is I A 30 C, the maroon fibre Interstate Transit of
Ames, and the red fibre Dogtown ferry, IL 220 D. But then all the Dogtowns are
rare. Another rarity is the green fibre Yellow Bus of Corvallis, OR 160 I without
any yellow enamel on it. With the enamel it is only scarce.
Of interest are a couple of fibre patterns that were never adopted. In my col-
lection I have PA 998 C, a maroon fibre otherwise just like PA 325 A. I assume the
325 A was struck in 1930, as dated. But was the fibre pattern submitted during
the war, or earlier? We also have OH 998 E, a grey fibre pattern for the Cincinnati
Street Railway, obviously World War II vintage.
We have some curious mysteries in the Cohoes and Waterford, NY, bridge tokens.
The NY 140 D, for instance, is listed as vulcanite, as is the 140 C. I think they
are really pressed fibre. Now I also have 140 C in real vulcanite as well. The same
is true of NY 935 C. It comes both real vulcanite and pressed fibre, and the 935
D comes only in pressed fibre. The fibre seems different from most fibre and that
is why we listed them as vulcanite. But they definitely are more like pressed fibre.
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There are more of these. Very few are really common, and I don't think they
are manufacturing pressed fibre tokens these days -at all. For that reason they form
a fascinating category all by themselves. In case you'd like a shot at collecting them
as a group, here is a list of them, but I may have missed a couple:
AK A50 B I M; CA 395 E; CO 540 A B C: IL 220 Dj IN 610 D; lA 30 C, 840 G; KS 40 F, 450 H; KY 85 D, 510
AW AX BB BE BN; Ml 395 C E; MN 680 D, 820 B C D; MO 960 C D E; NY 140 C D(?), 890 D, 935 C D(7); NC 560
A; OH 230 Y AA; OH 660 D, 998 E; OR 20 B C, 160 F G H I, 970 A; PA 15 N, 20 A, 25 C, 65 P, 165 H, 195 J
495 K, 745 E, 750 Q, 930 B, 998 C; SC 450 A B C, SD 900 B(?); IN 415 B, 710 B; IX 710 A; VA 600 M; WA 40
E, 920 E, 990 B; WV 200 D; WI 40 J, 720 A B; P.I. 500 E F G; Unid. 35, 93. I almost forgot NE 50 A.
A final note: Back in the early 1940's, I visited the office of the Washington,
Marlboro & Annapolis Motor Line in Washington DC. It was a treasure trove for a
collector. I was allowed to buy all that I wanted of DC 500 G,H,I, at 104 each, and
then the man in the office said "Do you want any of our zone checks?" Zone checks?
He showed me a bag of at least 5,000 of DC 997 A and another bag of 5,000 of 997
B. He said I could have "several" free. I took a small handful of each, not wanting
to appear greedy. I was 15 years old at the time. Wish I’d taken more, as the 997
A fetched $8.40 at the AVA auction this past year, and 997 B realized $4.25. The
997 A actually comes in two distinct shades: light grey and very dark grey. I still
have a hunch these were actually good for fare, and not really zone checks, but it's
too late now and they were already out of use when I was at the office in 1943.
FORTY YEARS AGO IN THE FARE BOX
FROM THE MAY 1962 ISSUE
Recently the Editor visited Baltimore, and while there I attempted to secure some
of the Loch Hill tokens (MD 940 D). I drove out to Towson and rode the bus. It's
an ancient vehicle with a protruding front. The company owns only one bus, which
is driven by the owner. I made one complete round trip and was the only passenger
the entire trip! The present token (940 D) has been in use since 1952 [so the owner
told me, but the correct date was actually 1954], when 1,000 were struck. However
the owner refused flatly to sell me any of his tokens, saying he needed them. Even-
tually he did permit me to purchase a dollar's worth (seven) but that was all, and
he added that it was a waste of time for collectors to write him for tokens.
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FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO IN THE FARE BOX
FROM THE SEPTEMBER 1957 ISSUE
Our friend in Atlantic City, [AVA member] Harry Salavitch, was reported in
the August [1957] issue as having bought out the token supplies of Griffin Motor Coa-
ches of Georgia, and Fullinton Auto Bus Co. of Pennsylvania. Weil, apparently he
has found difficulty in moving such large quantities of tokens ... so Mr. Salavitch had
about a thousand of each kind silver-plated. It's a nice plating job, much better than
most transit companies can afford. Of course these plated tokens are in no way
regular varieties since the whole business was a private venture. Mr. Salavitch
is not trying to put one over on anyone — he freely admits that he plated the tokens.
So if you come across a Griffin token, or a Fullington token, with a nice silver plating
on it, you'll know why. If, under the circumstances, you would like some of these
plated tokens for your collection as oddities, you can quite likely get them from Mr.
Salavitch.
Joel Reznick asked me to put a note in this issue to explain his tardiness in sending out
winning tokens from the 3rd W.D. Sacks token auction. He had a computer glitch, which
thanks to assistance from Bob Thomas has now been fixed. He will be on the East Coast
for a week, but tokens will be sent to successful bidders right after June 11. Thanks
for your patience! The 4th Sacks auction will appear in the June Fare Box, which will
go out in about 3 weeks.
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THE JOHNSON CtTY TAXI TOKEN: NY 435 A
By Gary Plpher from the October 1982 Fare Box
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About one year ago we had a customer in our coin store with a handful of coins
and tokens. He was a retired grocer and had saved these items for years. In this
group was a little brass token inscribed JOHNSON / (ORNAMENT) / CITY / (ORNA-
MENT) / TAXI // ONE / 35C / RIDE
The token is brass 18mm with a beaded border on both sides. Since the grocer
knew I collected tokens from New York State he gave it to me. He has never been
back. He stated that someone had been in his grocery store and purchased some
goods. The person had little money so he accepted this token in trade for merchandise.
After many hours in the local library looking thru Binghamton city directories,
I have pieced together the following information about the Johnson City Taxi. The
taxi was originally owned and run by a local man and his family. James J. Zacharias
is first mentioned in the directories as a shoeworker. Johnson City is the home of Endi-
cott Johnson Shoe Co., known throughout the world. He probably worked for them
making shoes. He worked there from 1922 to 1929. Living in Johnson City at various
addresses he is first listed as a chauffeur in 1929. His place of employment isn't listed
from 1929 to 1934. In 1935 he and his wife Margret moved to 7 Avenue D in the city
and started up a taxicab company. The name of the firm is not listed; 1943 is the
first listing of Johnson City Taxi in the directories. He is listed as the owner with
his wife. In 1944 his son Robert became a driver for the company. There is an ad
for his cab company at 7 Avenue D along with an ad for another local taxi called
Superior Taxi in the 1946 Binghamton city directory on page 50. In 1947 James J.
is listed as president and treasurer, Robert is listed as vice-president, and wife
Margret is now the secretary. The listing remains the same until 1953. I have ads
from the local yellow pages for 1947-48 and 1956-57 for this company. In 1953 another
son, James R. is listed as a chauffeur. In 1 954 Robert is no longer listed but a
Shirley is, as telephone operator for the firm. The firm remained at 7 Avenue D as
long as the Zacharias family owned it.
Between 1955 and 1956 the Zacharias family disappears from the directories and
where they went is unknown. The 1956 listing now has E(dward) Howard Jr. as owner
of Johnson City Taxi Co. Inc. and the location is now 11 Avenue D. Avenue D is
a small street with 4 or 5 buildings on it. Under Mr. Howard's name in the directory
is a listing in 1956 as an employee of the taxi firm. In 1957 he is sole owner and man-
ager of the company. He continued to run it until 1960. The last listing for the cab
company is in 1960 with a 15 Avenue D location. At that time Mr. Howard is also the
owner of the City Cab Co., located in Binghamton. He still runs that firm and 1 know
of no tokens ever issued by them. In 1962 another cab company was listed at 3 Avenue
D: Whalen's Taxicab Co., which is still going.
Mr. Howard failed to reply to my certified letter, in which I asked him about the
Johnson City Taxi. I assume that he didn't issue the token only because the name
on the token is Johnson City Taxi, and when he operated it, it was listed as Johnson
City Taxi Company, Inc. We shall never know.
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TOKENS FOR SUPERMARKET TROLLEYS
Apparently in Great Britain they call shopping carts "trolleys." This confused
me recently when I discovered on the internet an article about bi-metallic tokens being
used for supermarket trolleys. But reading the piece, I learned that the tokens are
used this way: the shopping carts, or "trolleys," are kept locked the way airport
luggage carts are. You retrieve one by inserting a One Pound coin in a slot, and
then when you are done with it you return it and get your One Pound back. This
is how luggage carts are provided in most airports, but shopping carts in the USA
are always available free without the deposit. Apparently in the U.K. they have tokens
the same size as their One Pound coin, 22imm wide, 3mm thick, that can be used in
place of the coin. The tokens usually bear the name of the supermarket, but not al-
ways. Some are holed, some are solid. Interesting.
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TRAVELS OF THE A.V.A. DISPLAY BOARD
By John M. Hoffmann ■
During the past year the newly built four-panel display board which is decorated
with pictures of old trolleys and other AVA memorabilia has made a cross-country
swing in an attempt to attract new members to our organization. Initial use of the
board occurred in late 2000. In May, 2001, Bob Schopp hosted the board at the
bi-annual East Penn Traction Club meeting in South New Jersey where "over a couple
dozen applications and many free tokens" were passed out.
Following last year's AVA Convention, Henry Nesbitt requested use of the board
and materials for a presentation to the El Paso Coin Club in October, and then set
up the display for the International Coin Show there in El Paso in February of this
year. Henry reported a sizable turnout of interest, but overall, attendees tended
to be more involved with coins. But some memberships were obtained.
To finish the cross-country trek, the annual Perris, CA, Railroad Museum "Rail-
fest 2002" in April was attended by Bill and Jenine Sowell, where much attention
was centered around the display and "many applications and tokens" were given away
to prospective members.
In addition to these workers who contributed many hours of effort, many thanks
is also given to members such as Charles Bianco, Randy Glucksman, Louis Lockwood,
Bob Schopp and Forrest Stevens, who have contributed many free tokens within the
last year, to be passed out at these shows. Also thanks to Frank Sherkow who has
been diligent in keeping the membership application form current and supplies
available .
If there are any members that know of upcoming events that the display board
could be of benefit in helping obtain new AVA members, feel free to contact me with
the name, etc., of the respective organization and contact to follow up with.
THE STORY OF THE BRASS AUSTIN HALF FARE TOKEN: TX 50 M
When the AVA obtained the Meyer & Wenthe records, thanks to the efforts of
Duane Feisel, we learned that 5,000 brass half fare tokens, like TX 50 E and F,
but made of brass, had been struck in November, 1945, but none had even shown
up. It was a mystery token. Then in the Fall of 1982, an AVA member living down
there found all 5,000 of them. They had been sitting in an office safe, and now
in 1982 were headed for the melting pot. He sent me one of them, and suggested
an unusual fund-raising scheme for the AVA: I would offer these hitherto unknown
brass tokens in The Fare Box a limited time, for a $5 donation to the AVA Postage
Fund. After the deadline, all tokens not ordered in advance would be destroyed.
I made the announcement in the October 1982 issue, with a deadline of January
31, 1983. All tokens not ordered by then would be destroyed. As it turned out,
I received exactly 200 orders, at $5 each, thereby earning $1,000 for the AVA Post-
age Fund. I sent out the 200 tokens, and the remaining 4,800 have since been de-
stroyed. So here is a token that will always be scarce, and there will never be
enough of them for the entire membership. We listed it at $7.50 in the 5th Edition
of our catalogue, and I think it's worth more than that.
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PORTUGAL TOLL BRIDGE TOKENS AGAIN AVAILABLE
I have just received 40 more of the beautiful nickel-silver toll bridge tokens
from Portugal for the Ponte 25 de Abril, inscribed "class 1 passagem". I received
far too many orders when I previously offered them and had to return money. This
time I certainly have enough for everybody. If you'd like one, send $1.25 +SASE
to the Editor. That is what I paid for them.
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MAY SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
CALIFORNIA
Riverside 705 (Reported by Bill Sowell)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/CALIFORNIA/RTA/(BUS with POWERED
BY COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS and RTA on its side)
D Pt 21 Sd Serving Western /Riverside County/25 Years 25/RTA/
Riverside Transit Agency/Since 1977 (* 3/16/02)
(500 struck) $1.00
PENNSYLVANIA
Reading Railroad Cardboard 751 (Reported by Larry Dziubek)
DOUGLASSVILLE & MANAYUNK/ONE SEAT/CAR/NO. 1
E o Fw 43 Sd (blank) 50.00
VIRGINIA
Culpeper 260 (Reported by Joe Radomski)
CULPEPER/CONNECTOR/ (BUS)
A Pr 43 Sd Valid For One/Bus/Ride/50t Fare/No Cash Value
(black printing) .50
ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS
NY 630 BA: Obv. - delete (BRIDGE LOGO). Add (CREST OF BRIDGE OVER
TBTA), same as 630 BC and BD
VA 720 A: the center device is the numeral "1" and not "I”
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
While researching the internet. Bill Sowell learned that RTA of Riverside,
CA, had recently issued a special 25th Anniversary full fare token. The metal
could be either pewter or tin. The New Issues Service will distribute this one
to its members.
After 22 years, a fifth different PA 751 fibre has turned up. 1 think Larry
has three different of these, and I have one (ex Atwood collection) .
It seems that Loudoun Transit operates in five different counties in Virginia.
It was VA 470 A,B,C, in Loudoun, Farquier, and Clarke counties. VA 610 A
is used in Orange county, and VA 260 A in Culpeper county. Karl Gabsch ob-
tained a supply of VA 260 A for the New Issues Service.
Thanks to Vogel and Sowell for the corrections listed. Other corrections
reported have been previously listed in the 12/96 and 5/98 issues of The Fare
Box.
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SUPPLEMENT #10 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
By Harold V. Ford - Second Edition
ARIZONA
Chandler 110 (ex Unid 461 plus New One)
CHANDLER BLVD, CAR WASH
c
Bz
25
Sd No Cash Value
rwm (mint mark
in center)
.50
D
Bz
25
Sd No Cash Value
rwm (mint mark
on right side)
.50
Mesa ‘
440
SOUTHERN AVE. CAR VJASH
P
Bz
25
Sd No Cash Value
rwm (mint mark
in center)
.50
POWER WASH MESA;
, ARIZONA POWER
& UNIVERSITY
Q
Bz
25
Sd Carwash Token
Non Refundable
No Cash Value
hm '
.50
BUGGY BATH BUGGY BATH (SMILING
AUTO)
R
B
27
Sd Carwash Token
No Cash Value. No Refunds $1=
(15mm alum.
center) (reeded edge) 1.00
Scottsdale 780
OAK STREET CARWASH 7111 E.OAK ST. (CAR)
B WM 25 Sd Wash Token No Cash Value 25 (reeded edge) .50
NEVADA
Gardnerville 350
SIERRA RANCHOS CAR WASH GARDNERVILLE, NEVADA (CAR IN SPRAY
WASH) (FISH SYMBOL)
B Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car) .50
Reno 600
THE WAVE (in a WAVE) CAR WASH NEXT TO EMIGRANT STORAGE
RENO, NEV
L Bz 27 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm 1.50
NEW YORK
Syracuse 875 (ex Unid 488 plus New One)
NORTH S ALINA CAR WASH TOUCH- FREE AUTOMATIC PREMIUM WASH
B Bz 27 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm 7.00
NORTH SALINA-CAR WASH TOUCH-FREE AUTOMATIC ONLY
C Bz 25 Sd Good. For. One Dollar . in. Trade hh 1— 1-00
PENNSYLVANIA
Greentoi-m 423
AJ’S L A2ERWASH GREEN TOWN , PA
A Bz 25 Sd Good. For. 25 Cents . in. Trade 25 hh .50
TEXAS
Dallas 255
KWIK KAR WASH 6340 FRANKFORD RD DALLAS, TX
G Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car) .50
Groves 402 (ex Unid 68)
LARRY'S SUPER CAR WASH -
D B 29 Sd Cardinal Car Wash (WM-plated) (reeded edge) 1.00
Houston 445
ROWAN'S CHEVRON CAR WASH HOWARD AND 45 SOUTH 713-644-6164 hh
AN Bz 29 Sd hh (cartoon auto facing right) (stars) 5.00
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= SUPPLEMENT #JVP-42 TO FEISEL’S FIFTH =
**** + ***-*'*'**-*-*'**-*:* + *’*-*^*'*-*’**-***’******
PTUN (Reported by V Sondergaard)
PARKING / VSK / SYSTEMS
3142 B 23 Sd (same as obverse)
SAHARA TAHOE / PARKING (nunie«l)(0&R; while lettering) (Reported by M Simon)
3143 Pg Oc Pc Car Will Not Be Loc)<ed. / We Are Not Responsible / For Fire /
Theft, Damage, / To Car, Or Loss / Of Any Articles / Left
In Car.
G R H / HM (logo) (Reported by J Coffee & H Ford)
3144 B 25 Sd Good For / Parking / Only
CANADA
CANAPTMS-3055
CPE ® / APE ®
F B 25 Sd Good For / Parking / Only .50
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
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PTUN-3144 COULD be from the GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL located in La Grande, OR.
I wrote but received no reply. Can a local check this out for the membership??
The SAHARA TAHOE piece is interesting and may only be a valet parking item
identifying automobile location. 1 believe this casino has been taken over by
HARRAH'S. Perhaps a casino token collector could shed some light on this.
The city of New Britain, CT is using PTMS-3097-F in their parking garage.
Rocco DiGiacomo reports the following. Maybe a parking token???
RLW/EBBR/RVA
B 22 Sd (same as obverse)
I have been informed that tokens are in use at LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL — 1675
Dempster St — Park Ridge, ILL 60068. I have been unable to verify this.
I have also been told tokens are in use at GRANT HOSPITAL — 309 E STATE ST —
COLUMBUS, OH — 43215, Again, no confirmation.
Ditto RATIONAL SOFTWARE — 6133 North River Rd Rosemont, 111 60018.
If anyone can supply any information regarding the above, please share with the
membership .
Our hard working manager for PATNIS, Karl W Gabsch has informed me has
successfully put together 5 of the newly listed tokens for our members!!!
Keep in mind that Karl trys to obtain new items & frequently gets NO response from
the token user. Anytime a local member has the good fortune to be able to acquire
a batch for PATNIS, please contact Karl or me for information.
FEISEL'S FIFTH is available from me direct at $25 postpaid book rate.- Also
included will be sheets listing all newly listed tokens with supplement references.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 =
OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN VECIURIST ASSOCIATION
President John M. Hoffman - 8334 Heron Circle - Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363
Vice-President William A. Sowell - P.O. Bod 1235 - Cathedral City, California 92235-1235
Secretary Karl E. Gabsch - 2820 Scenic Meadow Street - Waldorf, Maryland 20603
Treasurer Joel J. Reznick - P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling, Illinois 60090-0116
Curator... Keith M. Haney - 4614 Stonegate Way - Corpus Christi, Texas 78411-4829
Past President William G. Garrison - 9505 Normandy Avenue - Morton Grove, Illinois 60053-1337
The above, and the Editor of THE FARE BOX, constitute the Executive Board
On page 84 of the September 2001 issue I described several oddball tokens
that seemed to have at least a tenuous connection to transportation. One was
a 25mm brass token inscribed "Water World America’s Largest Family Water Park"
on obverse, and "One Tube Rental 1 Good For Tube Rental Only" on reverse.
Comes now a note from Gene Hurford reporting the tokens both with and without
a WM-plating . They’re used at a water park in Thornton, CO. If you want
to rent a giant tube you pay at a change booth and receive the WM token. Upon
returning the tube you get the brass token, which enables you to collect a SOf):
refund. "It is really a huge water park and quite popular during the summers,"
Gene adds.
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2002 AVA CONVENTION AUCTION
PAGE 1
-May 2002-
1. SEE THE ATTACHED BID SHEET FOR ADDRESS, AUCTION DATE, TIME, AND PLACE.
2. BID BY LOT NUMBER ONLY, USING THE BID SHEET ENCLOSED WITH THIS FARE BOX ISSUE.
3. BIDS OF LESS THAN CATALOG VALUE, {EXCEPT FOR ITEM #2), WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. ALL HIGH BIDS OVER $3.00 WILL BE REDUCED TO 10% OVER THE SECOND HIGHEST BID.
5. POSTAGE AND INSURANCE WILL BE ADDED TO ALL WINNING MAIL BIDS.
6. PAYMENT IN FULL MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THE TOKENS ARE MAILED.
NOTE: SEE PAGE 3 FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF (*) NOTES.
LOT
CATALOG
LOT
LOT
CATALOG
LOT
CATALOG
1
AL
560 Mb
48
GA
580 K
95
lA
390 A
142
MA
505 B
2
AL
750 A (1)
49
GA
690 A
96
lA
640 Sb
143
MA
660 Cb
3
AK
50 G
50
HI
210F
97
lA
640 Sc
144
MI
5 D
4
AK
50 H
51
HI
210G
98
lA
740 B
145
MI
55 A
5
AK
300 H
52
HI
210H
99
lA
850 K
146
MI
135 E
6
AK
800 A
53
HI
2101
100
lA
910 A
147
MI
265 C
7
AZ
80 G
54
HI
210J
101
KS
30 A
148
MI
395 Bd-4
8
AZ
80 H
55
HI
210K
102
KS
30 Cb
149
MI
395 C-3
9
AZ
640 E
56
HI
240 Ac
103
KS
40 D
150
MI
395 D-2
10
AZ
840 K
57
HI
240 Ad
104
KS
550 Aa
151
MI
395 E-5
11
AZ
1000 J
58
ID
100 A
105
KS
940 M
152
MI
470 A
12
AZ
1000 M
59
ID
3801
106
KS
940 N
153
MI
470 Ba
13
AR
885 C (2)
60
ID
380 J
107
KY
45 B
154
MI
515 B
14
CA
280 A
61
ID
640 A
108
KY
480 J
155
MI
525 Ha
15
CA
450 AX
62
IL
130 A
109
KY
510 0
156
MI
530 H
16
CA
450 AY
63
IL
130 Da
110
KY
510 AHb
157
MI
560 F
17
CA
450 AZ
64
IL
130 Db
111
KY
510 AR
158
MI
560 R
18
CA
450 BA
65
IL
150 Zb
112
KY
510 BK
159
MI
560 AG
19
CA
450 BB
66
IL
150 ABb
113
KY
510 BT
160
MI
585 C
20
CA
450 BC
67
IL
150 AG
114
LA
520 Aa
161
MI
785 E
21
CA
450 BD
68
IL
220 C
115
LA
620 A
162
MI
845 I
22
CA
450 BE
69
IL
220 F
116
ME
40 A
163
MI
845 M
23
CA
450 BF
70
IL
250 N
117
ME
40 B
164
MI
998 B
24
CA
450 BG
71
IL
320 B
118
ME
480 A
165
MI
1000 A
25
CA
450 BH
72
IL
320 C
119
ME
710 A
166
MI
1000 B (5)
26
CA
575 Ab
73
IL
370 C
120
ME
930 A
167
MN
30 Ab
27
CA
760 J
74
IL
460 B
121
MD
60 J
168
MN
50 Lc
28
CA
760 0
75
IL
470 A
122
MD
60 N
169
MN
50 Mb
29
CA
760 Q
76
IL
600 C
123
MD
60 Q
170
MN
50 Nb
30
CA
760 V
77
IL
720 A
124
MD
60 Ua
171
MN
50 Ob
31
CA
805 A
78
IL
768 Ca
125
MD
60 V
172
MN
50 Od
32
CA
805 Ared
79
IL
795 Db
126
MD
60 X
173
MN
50 Qc
33
CA
945 Id
80
IL
855 A
127
MD
60 Za
174
MN
65 B
34
CA
1000 C
81
IN
90 A
128
MD
60 AC
175
MN
70 C
35
CA
1000 F
82
IN
90 C
129
MD
60 AD
176
MN
80 A
36
CA
1000 G
83
IN
840 A
130
MD
60 AR
177
MN
148 F
37
CO
420 A
84
lA
30 Da
131
MD
300 A
178
MN
148 H
38
CT
35 M
85
lA
llOM
132
MD
815 A
179
MN
148 L
39
CT
345 A
86
lA
150 A
133
MD
840 E
180
MN
510 A
40
CT
550 Ab
87
lA
150 Btbn(3)
134
MA
115 J(er)(4)
181
MN
540 Ca
41
CT
550 C
88
lA
150 E
135
MA
115 Ka
182
MN
540 D
42
FL
380 D
89
lA
230 Ca
136
MA
115 Yb
183
MN
540 AE
43
FL
380 J
90
lA
230 D
137
MA
115 AH
184
MN
540 AJ
44
FL
380 P
91
lA
230 E
138
MA
115 AK
185
MN
540 AK
45
FL
610 F
92
lA
230 M
139
MA
245 B
186
MN
600 B
46
FL
1000 N
93
lA
300 N
140
MA
305 B
187
MN
620 C
47
GA
60 AG
94
lA
300 0
141
MA
445 A
188
MN
760 C
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2002 AVA CONVENTION AUCTION PAGE 2
LOT CATALOG LOT CATALOG
189
MN
760 Jb
245
NY
630 La
190
MN
820 F
246
NY
630 P (7)
191
MS
460 F
247
NY
630 V
192
MS
4601
248
NY
630 AI
193
MS
900 C
249
NY
630 AK
194
MS
900 D
250
NY
630 AP
195
MS
900 E
251
NY
630 BC
196
MO
130 C
252
NY
630 BD
197
MO
140 D
253
NY
630 B3
198
MO
230 8
254
NY
631 L
199
MO
370 0
255
NY
631 Sa
200
MO
370 Eb
256
NY
631 Sb
201
MO
430 F
257
NY
631 Y
202
MO
440 H
258
NY
632 D
203
MO
4401
259
NY
735 Bb
204
MO
440 Q
260
NY
780 Bb
205
MO
441 B
261
NY
780 Ma
206
MO
9101
262
NY
780 Oa
207
MO
910 Xa
263
NY
780 Q
208
MO
910 Z
264
NY
780 X
209
MT
380 Bb
265
NY
800 A
210
NE
120 C
266
NY
890 H
211
NE
120 0
267
NY
945 A
212
NE
305 D
268
NC
40 B
213
NE
420 Aa
269
NC
130 A
214
NE
440 G
270
NC
380 C
215
NE
540 0
271
NC
380 E
216
NE
580 A
272
NC
450 E
217
NE
700 ABb
273
NC
625 A
218
NE
700 V
274
NC
700 D
219
NE
980 0
275
NC
850 A
220
NE
980 E
276
NC
880 A
221
NV
500 A
277
NC
880 B
222
NV
500 B
278
ND
260 Bb
223
NH
30 A
279
ND
320 Bb
224
NH
640 G
280
ND
600 F
225
NJ
115 B
281
ND
900 C
226
Hi
997 B
282
OH
10 Aa
227
NM
40 M
283
OH
10 B
228
NM
100 A
284
OH
10 M
229
NM
100 B
285
OH
15 F
230
NM
810 A
286
OH
35 C
231
NM
810 D
287
OH
35 F
232
NM
900 A
288
OH
35 G
233
NM
940 A
289
OH
60 A
234
NY
10 M
290
OH
115 A
235
NY
25 Aa
291
OH
166 B (8)
236
NY
25 6a
292
OH
166 G
237
NY
25 Ca
293
OH
175 T(tk)
238
NY
105 B
294
OH
175 W
239
NY
105 M
295
OH
175 Xa
240
NY
305 A
296
OH
475 C (dk)
241
NY
615 F
297
OH
475 D-43
242
NY
628 B
298
OH
475 N
243
NY
628 C
299
OH
520 Aa
244
NY
630 J (6)
300
OH
535 D
LOT CATALOG LOT CATALOG
301
OH
660 Fa
357
PA
495 J
302
OH
660 Fb
358
PA
495 R
303
OH
726 A
359
PA
515 B
304
OH
750 A
360
PA
526 lA
305
OH
790 A (9)
361
PA
525 0
306
OH
860 6a
362
PA
595 B
307
OH
860 Bb
363
PA
645 Aa
308
OH
1000 0
364
PA
655 A
309
OH
1000 P
365
PA
720 A
310
OK
640 Aa
366
PA
725 A
311
OK
860 D
367
PA
725 Da
312
OR
60 6
368
PA
725 Db
313
OR
100 Aa
369
PA
725 DC
314
OR
130 D
370
PA
725 H
315
OR
160 B
371
PA
750 G
316
OR
160 E
372
PA
750 0
317
OR
240 B
373
PA
750 Z
318
OR
500 A
374
PA
750 AD
319
OR
700 B
375
PA
750 AE
320
OR
700 S
376
PA
750 AJ
321
OR
700 TI)
377
PA
750 AN
322
PA
15 C
378
PA
750 AT
323
PA
15 E
379
PA
750 AU
324
PA
15 K
380
PA
750 BA
325
PA
15 L
381
PA
750 BD
326
PA
15 N
382
PA
765 Pa
327
PA
15 0
383
PA
765 R
328
PA
25 C
384
PA
765 S
329
PA
65 C
385
PA
770 C
330
PA
65 D
386
PA
780 B
331
PA
85 A
387
PA
780 C
332
PA
HOG
388
PA
815 A
333
PA
135 A
389
PA
860 A
334
PA
165 E
390
PA
875 B
335
PA
180 E
391
PA
950 A
336
PA
180 G
392
PA
950 C (11)
337
PA
195 Cb
393
PA
950 Jb
338
PA
195 F
394
PA
965 Ca
339
PA
195 L
395
PA
985 C
340
PA
260 A (10)
396
PA
965 Da
341
PA
295 B
397
PA
9851
342
PA
295 C
398
PA
990 C
343
PA
325 Ab
399
PA
997 A
344
PA
325 C
400
PA
997 B
345
PA
325 D
401
PA
997 F
346
PA
360 A
402
PA
997 G
347
PA
400 B
403
PA
997 J
348
PA
400 C
404
PA
997 N
349
PA
400 D
405
PA
1000 B (5)
350
PA
425 Ca
406
RI
700 A
351
PA
455 A
407
RI
700 3
352
PA
458 A
408
SC
450 A
353
PA
480 A
409
SC
450 B
354
PA
490 A
410
SC
450 C
355
PA
495 G
411
SC
560 A
356
PA
495 H
412
SC
880 Ab
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2002 AVA CONVENTION AUCTION PAGE 3
LOT CATALOG LOT CATALOG LOT CATALOG LOT CATALOG
413
SC
880 B
443
WA
780 Kb
CANADA
CLUB TOUR
414
SD
260 A (5)
444
WA
780 Kf
473
AB
800 Aa
493 IL Cr-l
415
SD
680 B
445
WA
880 F
474
BC
450 Ea
494 IL CT-2
416
TN
20 D
446
WA
880 G
475
BC
625 A
495 IL CT-3
417
TR
120 G
447
WA
880 H
476
BC
700 A
496 IL Cr-4
418
TN
400 E
448
WA
880 1-3
477
BC
700 B
497 IL CT-5
419
TN
430 A
449
WA
8801
478
BC
850 B
498 MA Cr-1
420
TN
430 8
450
WA
880 0
479
BC
850 H
499 MI CT-1
421
TX
55 D
451
WV
290 C
480
MB
900 G
500 MI CT-2
422
TX
135 Ea
452
WI
220 Ab
481
ON
170 A
501 MI CT-3
423
TX
135 I
453
WI
220 E
482
ON
400 A
502 NM Cr-l
424
TX
255 P
454
WI
410 B
483
ON
567 A
503 ON cr-l
425
TX
270 B
455
WI
510 C
484
ON
575 A
426
TX
810 AF
456
WI
510 G
485
ON
715 A
TIMETABLES
427
TX
810 AG
457
WI
790 A
486
ON
825 A
504 TT G
428
TX
965 D
458
WI
975 E
487
ON
9001
429
UT
300 A
459
WY
100 A
488
PQ
345 D
NOTES:
430
VT
595 A
460
WY
100 D
489
PQ
970 B
(1) Crakd/glued/any bid
431
VT
700 B
461
WY
660 A
(2) Bz Coated?
432
VA
20 F
462
DC
500 Db
PRESENTATION PIECES
(3) Ding
433
VA
20 G
463
DC
500 L
(4) Unpch
434
VA
580 0
464
DC
500 M
490
pp
I
(5) Pierced
435
VA
600 Ab
465
DC
500 N
491
pp
AE
(6) Sm dip
436
VA
6001
466
DC
500 A1
492
AVA 10th anniv
(7) Discolored
437
VA
6001
467
DC
997 A
(8) Uncirculated
438
VA
600 L
468
PI
500 B
FOREIGN
(9) Scratches
439
VA
620 B
469
PR
6401
505
FRANCE 480 AC
(10) Holed Dog
440
VA
620 K
470
PR
640 K
506
FRANCE 600 AE
(11) Copper-pltd
441
WA
20 A
471
PR
998 A
442
WA
80 0
A.V.A. ANNUAL CONVENTION: AUGUST 8-11, 2002
The 52nd Annual Convention of the American Vecturist Association will be held
in Appleton, Wisconsin, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Thursday thru Sunday, August
8,9,10,11. Hiltons are always top notch hotels, and we get a special rate of only
$79 per night, single or double. Make your reservation by calling 800-HILTONS,
and be sure to mention that you are with the A.V.A. to get the special rate.
On Thursday, August 8, we’ll meet in lola, Wisconsin, at the headquarters of
Krause Publications, 700 East State Street, beginning about 2:30 pm. Chet Krause,
founder of the enterprise, joined the AVA many years ago, and I recall meeting him
at our 1961 Annual Convention at Minneapolis, where he took lots of photos of us
with his Polaroid camera. Cliff Mishler, who has been an AVA member since he was
a teenager, is now Chairman of the Board of Krause Publications, will be our host
at a buffet dinner in lola, after we have had a special tour of Chet's magnificent
collection of antique automobiles.
After our visit to lola, we'll spend Thursday night at the Hilton in Appleton,
and all day Friday we'll have our bourse room available at the Hilton, from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. we'll have the Annual Convention Auction at the hotel.
All day Saturday we can visit the National Railroad Museum at Green Bay, wit-
ness a Civil War battle reenactment, ride an ancient train, and have our banquet
at 6 p.m. in the museum. Sunday we have the business meeting and a complimentary
brunch. Incidentally breakfast is included with your room each morning at no extra
cost. Registration fee of only $45 ($60 after June 30) should be sent to convention
chairman Joel Reznick at P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling, IL 60090-0116.
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A D Sthe^fare^o^t ion
MI A ¥ ^ ® & 2
M.a-ruLgeAA: Anna £ Bo5 ButieA.
731 EciAt/i 26th Minn&apoU/) MN 55404-4402 (612) 677-4699
Aas 'Of up CO 3 column inches in each cdCegoJ'p ere free CO members- Larger ads
f', H or full page) muse be sene eo che Fare Box editor. Ads muse reach the mana-
gers by the FIFTH of Che month of issue, or they viJI be held for next month's
issue. DO NOT 'uin the- <>cum. acL in cxorv>ocubioe- ioouco ujiAhout changing th& ujonding . use
the 2-ie2teA. State abbreviation in your ad. as veil as your name, address ana
complete 9-digic zip code, which con be found by looking at a previous ad. or j /)
Che AVA membership roster. Subnu i only one ad per category, more will be combined
into one ad, or held for next month's issue. Please. orUy culo xeA.aU,ng to itedno
Lu-iteA in pudMdiaMonA oi the, AtneAican OeorOjAidt AoaooitUion
REQUEST
€m MM
Will the collector that sent us
the ad about red MV & blue
WC & WH in 2x2 holders
please re-submit the ad this
time mciuding your name &
address, so we can tell who
IS submitting! the ad. The Ad
masthead states these to be
included. Thank you.
(close Jun 15)
[MO] 880-i; [NY] 355-C; 615-
F:F; 6SO-BC, BD; 735-B;
790- J. -
Joseph studebaker
SOFSPRA [CA] 207-A. Want
TT trade offers.
John ciecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA
1902(f-3689
[CA] 295-A S6; 401-A $1,
[NY] 79-A $1.25, BJ 75C;
110-F $1.25; [OHj 605-F
$1.75, G $1; [MG] 910-U
$2; [MT] 660-R, S, T 750
each; [NJ] 833-A $4; [NY]
160-C $1; 630-BD $7.
SS SM!E
100 different transportation
tokens $17 00' ?.co $3s: 3co
$69; 400 $125; 500 $226;
600 $325; 700 $425: 800
$525. One lot has a $30
catalogue valued token in
it. Also 150 T ( 's - not more
than 5 of a kind for only
$20. All postpaid.
Bill GFarrison
9505 Normandy
Morton Grove IL
60053-1337
100 iT's for $20.00. Add
$1 .00 for postage.
2614 Legare street
Beaufort SC
29902-5934
Bob Kelley
2689 Cliff Road
North Bend OH
45052-9718
Frank W. Guernsey
12546NE Knott Street
Portland OR 97230-1563
Texas 4 U. Starting bids as
shown: [TX] 50-M $14.00;
60-A $12.00; 275- A $6.00;
340-W $2.80; 565-A $10.00;
750-A $5.00; 805-Bb $4.50;
810-AF $2.50; 810-AR $5.00;
985-C $5.00. E-mail:
tckenman2000Aaol.com
Gene Hurferd
1527 Tulip Court
Longmont CO 80501-2454
Catalogue plus postage: [AZ]
280-A; 640— C; [AL] 800-F;
[GA] 60-AH; [IL] 95-D; [KY]
680-L; [MA] 135-C; [Ml]
560-M; [NH] 640-B, D, L;
[OH] 125-H, K, M, N, O;
175-AA; 355-B; 860-L; [MO]
230-A; [TN] 710-A.
Joe Studebaker
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC 29902-5934
At 2X catalogue: [CA] 760-
F; [GAl 70-D, E; 580-D;
[Ml] 75-G, J: ]NJ] 570-A, C:
[NY] 630-AT, AS, BE; [OH]
125-M: [PA] 65-R, 750-00.
[DC] 500-C. Postage please.
Arnold Cl r Ian
2305-South 35th Ave.
Omaha NS
68105-3133
n o n t i n u e. d on n e at t page.)
WANTED: FL 630 B (Orlando). Any condition. Glad to pay 4X catalogue.
Clifford H. Anderson - 6060 Chestnut S treet - New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5918
Redies asked rae to correct his ad that appeared in the .^ril issue. Tt should have beM in the WANTED
category. He says he still needs the Rochester tour token, and the Olympic games tokens.
Doug Redies - 3525 Windsor Ave., Apt. 119 - Dubuque, Iowa 52001
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mmfE
spring cleaning sale: Two
page list cf transit tokens
that mostly catalogue $3.50
to $15.00. Seme catalogue
mot3. Please write for tfie
list. Stamp appreciated.
Dan Benice
P. 0. Box 5708
Cary NC 27512-570S
Send me 10 different TVs
and I'll send you 12 dif-
ferent plus my ttrade list.
Also have S-W. [WA] 480-C.
Will trade for any tokens I
need for $1.00 catalogue.
Gilbert E. Vogel
3314 kaple St. Apt 2
Longview WA 98632-3352
Collector eager to buy old
raiiroad/trans't tickets, pass-
es and timetables. Mostly
pre-193C. US only. Call or
write. 319-468-5510.
Dan Benice
P. 0. Box 5703
Cary NC 27512-5708
[MDj 40-E- 520-B, C; 500-
A; 815-A; [MA] 115-AQ,
305-E; 725-A; e90-A, B,
[VA] 520-A; 470-A; 610-Ai
895-E;; 885-F.
Joe Studebaker
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC 29902-5934
wA\mm
[lA] 110-M; 230-C, D, E, M;
[MO] 440-Q; IP.A] 750-AB;
[NY] 310-B, D, E, F, H, 1, K,
L. W, [SC] 430-E, F. G.
Joe Studebaker
2614 Leg a re Strecc
Beaufort SC 29902-5934
Please sell me your bridge
and ferny tokens, and your
casmo-gambling tokens and
all your phone tokens wor'd
Wide (no phone cards). E-
mail: vzhnbbies@aol.com
Victor Zilaitis
201D HeaThfield Circle
Sun City Center FL
33573-7304
Buying TT's at catalogue.
Send your price list.
ray@dobin.net
H. Ray Dobin
1 7 Oak Street #5
Weehavken NJ
07086-5631
Trade 15 different transit
lol'.ens for 15 of yours. Thank
you.
Arnold Cirian
23C5 So. 35th .^vs.
Omaha NE 68105-3133 j
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3100 DUKE ZIMMERMAN - 15 Windsong Court - Baltimore, Maryland 21208
RR decall printing. Collects U.S,, Foreign. (Schneider)
3101 THOMAS PEYTON - 13561 N. Sheridan Blvd. - Broomfield, CO 80020-2510
Age 55; Retired. Collects U.S. (Coffee)
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Age 70; Retired. Collects Parking, Car Wash, Chucky Cheese. (Schneider)
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Last month I erred in giving the address for our new Secretary, Karl E. Gabsch. His
correct address is: 2820 SCENIC MEADOW STREET - WALDORF, MARYLAND 20603-4900
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During a recent trip to Sterling, CO, in Logan County, I stopped at an antique store and while
browsing found 9 wooden nickels, all the same. The County Express is still in operation in Sterling at
1619 S. 6th Ave. and listed in the 2001-2 phone book of the Northeast Colorado area. They gave away these
tokens at the county fair in 1999, a one-time use promotion. I called their office and talked to a lady.
She was very nice. They no longer have any of the tokens but do still honor them. The bus line started
21 years ago, about 1981. They have a variety of 40 buses and serve a six surrounding county area and
are now using tickets. The token is described thus:
COUNTY EXPRESS/(LOGO OF BUS, WINDMILL, FIELD) /FREE/ROUTE RIDE
We 39 Sd Wooden Nickel / (buffalo)
Jim Zervas
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and look forward to seeing lots of you there. If you have not yet registered, send
-^your fee of $60 to Joel Reznick at P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling.^ IL 60090-0116. The
cCi'T v'cnt.'ori is Augcrst 6'-Tf at the Hiiton Garaen Inn. Directions to the hotel are inside
this issue.
Paul Cunningham has now mailed copies of the Year 2002 Membership Roster to
all members. It is a beautiful job! We're all grateful to Paul for taking on this labor
for us. It is both alphabetical, and by geographical location.
Bob Schopp reports a 25mm brass token that could well be a transportation token.
It is inscribed RIDESHARE / EMC/ONTARIO / TOKEN [with hh mintmark] on obverse,
with the CE (General Electric) logo on reverse. EMC is for "Engineering Management
Consultants," who are consultants for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority. General Electric has a facility at the Ontario, CA, airport, and this looks
like a ride token of some sort. Can anyone down there help with this one?
Inside this issue are two pages of price revisions to the Atwood-Coffee Catalogue.
One of the pages is reprinted from an earlier Fare Box, so now you will have all the
price revisions conveniently in one place. These reflect some tokens that have turned
up in quantity since the catalogue was published, so it's worth looking them over.
Thanks to Louis Lockwood for preparing them for us.
Joel Reznick writes, "While I was in Las Vegas, I discovered that NV 500 G, which
was originally minted by the Union Plaza Hotel for a free bus ride to downtown LV,
is now being used as a special token given to employees (of the now Plaza Hotel) when
they cash their paycheck. They put the token in a special slot machine to see if they
win one of seven prizes offered. They will not sell even one, at any price! I used
all my wily ways, and came up blank. I still have yet to find one with the error 'Ex-
^pess' on it."
Ron Shearer reports a 29mm old-looking token inscribed simply "Good For / One
/ Ride" on one side, and reverse is blank with a circle of beads. The obverse inscrip-
tion is incuse. This one looks quite old, like a depotel-era token, but will we ever
find where it was used? He found it in a Colorado coin shop.
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Bob Phipps reports that there was a token recently on ebay, size unknown, made
of brass, inscribed "Hoeffler / Mfg. Co. / Milwaukee // 5" and the top bid of $24.75
did not meet the minimum. The seller said this about the token:
"This early trolley car token Is guaranteed original. It was given out by Hoeffler Manufacturing
Company of Milwaukee as a means of advertising. People would use it as a 5? fare on the Milwaukee
trolley cars. The trolley car company would then redeem them for cash from the Hoffler Company.
This is a real find for a trolley car or railroad token collector..."
I would love to see some evidence of the story that he gives about the token. Maybe
it's true.
On page 47 last month I had something about supermarket "trolley" tokens used
in Great Britain. Comes now a note from Viktor Sdndergaard of Roskilde, Denmark,
Editor of the Danish Token Club newsletter, with which we swap subscriptions:
"Reading your article on tokens for supermarket "trolleys" in The Fare Box, I would like to inform
you that such tokens are a great hit in Denmark, where several institutions, insurance companies,
trade usions, different organizations, sporting clubs, firms, business companies, etc., issue them
as public relations, and in our Danish Token Club we until now have registered approximately 1,400
different tokens of this kind and we are thinking of making a catalogue of them. They are also
used in Sweden, Germany, Belgium and other European countries..."
Roaming the internet recently I came across amusement ride tokens being used
all over the world. Hili Fun City, "the biggest amusement park in the Gulf," is in
Abu Dhabi, in the Persian Gulf. It says "The ride can be used by visitors thru pro-
ducing Ride Tokens which are issued with the entry tickets." If any AVA members
happen to visit there, pick up a few for us. At Great Yarmouth, England, one can
"purchase tokens to ride" at Joyland Amusement Park. Ride tokens are also available
at Bottons Pleasure Beach Ride in the United Kingdom. These amusement ride tokens
are now in use all over the world, it would seem. How to get them?
Charles Hodder sends along a beautiful thick 38mm medal picturing a locomotive,
inscribed "1880 TRAIN / HILL CITY SD" on obverse with "BLACK HILLS CENTRAL
/ RAILROAD" on reverse with incuse numerals. T.his is a small tourist train that
runs from Hill City to Keystone, SD, and if you're interested you can call them at
605-574-2222. He didn't mention a price, but it's a very attractive piece.
Bob Phipps recently picked up a 29mm white plastic token with purple printing
inscribed "Alaska AIDS Vaccine Ride" on obverse, with simply "D / 89" on reverse.
There is a 5mm hole at the top of the token. He sent an email to someone who could
provide information, and received the following reply:
"I did not ride in the Alaska ride, but I did the California AIDS Ride last year, so I assume that
they used these plastic chips the same way. This was given to each of us when we checked in for the
ride. There are thousands of people doing these rides, and this assigns each person a tent number
and a truck number. I remember that my chip number was G69. Each night 1 would go to truch "G"
and pick up my backpack (which they transport between campsites) and a tent. There was usually
a big field where we would pitch our cents and Che fields were marked in letter rows from 1 to
space 69. There is where we would pitch our tent for the night. The chip was a was to make sure
that no one forgot his assigned number."
These are bicycle rides, and they have them all over the country. This is the first
I've heard of the token, though. Obviously not a TT, but still fascinating.
Inside this issue Is an excellent article by Ron Greene, reprinted from Numis-
matica Canada . We swap subscriptions and I often learn good information from them.
For instance in that same June issue is a report of a new one-dollar parking token
from Vancouver. The brass 23mm token is inscribed "Vancouver / Spectacular By
Nature / tourismvancouver.com // One Dollar / EasyPark / 2001 / No Cash Value"
H.M. Zimmerman writes "While my wife was in Anchorage, AK, last week she
bought 20 TT's, AK 50 E £ J, ten each in a paper tube for $22.50. Transit rate
effective 1/1/02 went up to $1.25. Hopefully will see you at the convention."
John Byars sends a clipping from the Houston [TX] Chronicle reporting that
toll road tokens used on Harris County Toll Roads (TX 445 R) will cease being sold
as of July 1, 2002, and cease being accepted after January 1 , 2003. "Handling the
tokens has been more trouble than they're worth," said the Director of the Toll Road
Authority.
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Early Vancouver Taxi Tokens
by Ronald Greene
A number of Vancouver taxi firms operating in the 1910’s and 1920’s issued tokens
which were probably offered to customers as a discount of 25 cents on their next ride. Whether
those pieces without a value served the same purpose, or whether they were just used as pocket
pieces is unknown.
The Big Five Auto and Taxicab Service
BC Database U0918
There are three different pieces known for this firm which share a common obverse, the
first two (a and b) are brass, and the third is aluminum. All are round, 27 mm in diameter. The
Big Five company was first listed in the 1913 City Directory at 833 Pender St. West, although in
subsequent years it was at 726 Hastings West. It appears to have been taken over by Dominion
Taxi Service in 1918 or early 1919 as the 1919 city directory shows that company at 726
Hastings West. The Dominion Taxi Service appears unrelated to the earlier Dominion Taxi Cab
Company [see below] which used tokens.
The city directory shows Norman Almas was a self-employed chauffeur by 1913,
associated with the Big Five Auto Co. In 1916 Mr. Almas was shown as the manager, and in
1917 he was shown as the proprietor of the Big Five company. By 1918 Mr. Almas appears to
have left the city. Thus we can say that Mr. Almas was associated with the Big Five from 1913
to 1917.
Bob Storms had an auto drivers licence as early as 191 1,' although in 1912 he was
working a broker. With the advent of the depression which hit British Columbia and Vancouver
about the end of 1912 he possibly reverted back to driving for a living. He was not in the city
directories of 1916 or 1918, but in 1917 he was shown as a mechanic for Begg Motor Co. Was
he working part time for the Big Five?
George F. Clement was one of several Clements who had auto drivers’ licences in the
1910’s. Bom in Ontario, he had come to B.C. by 1900. From 1913 until 1916 George Clement
was listed as working for the Big Five company. In 1917 he was listed as a chauffeur, the
following year as a mariner, and then as a driver for the White Star Motor Company, managed
by his brother Henry N. Clement and apparently owned by Henry’s wife, Mrs. J.T. Clement.
Since the Clement token was issued in a different metal from the Almas and Storms
pieces we would guess - and we should stress it is a guess - that it was issued later than the other
two pieces. That would indicate that the Almas and Storms pieces were issued between 1913
and 1915 and the Clement piece was issued c. 1915-1916.
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City Taii & Auto Company BC Database U2410
Driver 1 = U24 1 Oa 2 = U24 10b 3 = U24 10c 5 = U24 1 Oe and Driver 8 = U24 1 Oh
Currently, tokens are known with five driver numbers, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8. Will the missing
numbers will show up in the future? All the tokens are struck in brass, round and 24 mm in
diameter. The City Taxi company was first listed in the Vancouver city directory for 1913
(published in June 1913), under the management of Bert Filmer. The address given was 416
Abbott Street, and the phone number Seymour 4388, By May 1914 the company was listed in
the phone book at 412 Abbott Street, with the number Seymour 4387.
In January 1918 the City Taxi Cab, Auto & Sightseeing Co. Limited was incorporated^
and it took over the operation of City Taxi Cab and Automobile Co., the Empire Taxi Cab
Company and the Vancouver Auto & Taxi Company, which were respectively at 412 Abbott,
622 Robson and 722 Hastings Street West. Approximately twenty vehicles were involved in the
take-over of the three firms. Bert Filmer continued to manage the company and his wife,
Frances, was a shareholder, and the dispatcher. The 1922 board of directors included the very
prominent Vancouver financier, Gen. Victor W. Odium. The firm underwent a liquidation and
voluntary windup as of May 13, 1927. -
The tokens most likely date from the initial year, 1913, the only year that Seymour 4388
was shown as the firm’s main phone number.
Dominion Taxi Cab Company BC Database U2960
U2960C
The Dominion Taxi Cab Company, Limited was incorporated on Jan. 4, 1913.^ One of
its purposes was to take over the goodwill and operations of the Dominion Taxi Cab Company
which was run by Reginald Dunn and Harold Coe. Since the city directory for 1912 does not
mention the Dominion Taxi Cab Company, it was probably organized in the latter half of the
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year. Coe and Dunn had held auto driver’s permits since 1910 and 1911 respectively. The
incorporated company was listed at 326 Abbott St., Phone number Seymour 789.
The Dominion Taxi Cab Company Limited was listed again in 1915 with J, Melhuish,
manager. The following year, 1916, the company was not listed and the 326 Abbott Street
address was shown as vacant. Neither Coe nor Dunn were in the city directory and a George
Melhuish was shown as a building manager. As mentioned above an apparently unrelated
Dominion Taxi Service, proprietor Howard Keays appeared in 1918.
The token does not indicate any incorporation and so was possibly issued in late 1912. In
any case its period of use would not have extended beyond 1912 to 1915. The token is brass,
round and 24 mm in diameter.
Tram Taxi
U7155a
Walter D. “Pete” Green was bom in Ontario and came to British Columbia in 1917. On
January 4, 1918 he obtained an auto driver’s permit, and an auto licence. Through the year he
added four more licences for either 1 122 Granville Street, or 41*^ and Alma. In 1922 the Tram
Taxi is first listed, with W.D. “Pete” Green, proprietor, at 337 Carrall Street. The following year
the Tram Taxi is owned by A. Munro and C.E, McKenzie. Pete Green later went on to be a
broker, and in the 1950’s owned and operated the Broadway Social Club. Tram Taxi Limited
was incorporated in 1925,'* to take over a going concern at 337 Carrall from J. Dempster. At that
time the company had five taxis, four of which were 1925 Oldsmobiles and one 1924 Reo. The
firm’s last annual report filed was dated November 27, 1926 and it was dissolved in 1930. Mr.
Dempster moved the Tram Taxi to 404 Columbia in North Vancouver. There was also a Tram
Taxi on Columbia in New Westminster operated by A.W. Morgan. In 1927 the United Taxi was
operating out of the old Tram Taxi offices at 337 Carrall St. To confuse the picture another
Tram Taxi Company was operating in the late 1930’s from the same Carrall Street address.
The token is Aluminum, Round, 2814 mm in diameter. It had to be issued in 1922, the
only year that Green was associated with the Tram Taxi.
Union Jack Motor Company Limited BC Database U7220
U7220a
SEY. 58
Vi?:; OFFICE Stfi
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This company is more of a puzzler than the preceding companies. It was incorporated in
November 1916. The papers of incorporation would have allowed it to operate as ataxi-cab
company, a bus company, or a transport company, and the subscribers to the company were;
John Wm Gold, manager of the Colonial Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.
Murray Robertson Cliff, sec-treas. of the Vancouver Timber & Trading Co. Ltd.
Wm Henry B. Sharp, of the Vancouver Auto & Taxi Service
F. Leighton Thomas, of Thomas & Hooper, publishers of The Traveller.
The 1917 and 1918 city directory listings show the company office at 625, 744 Hasting
West, which was the sixth floor office of The Traveller. There are no subsequent listings for the
company. The token reads 330 Seymour Street, but no city directories from 1916 to 1920 show
the company at that address. The firm of Robertson & Pennock, Insurance, Estate and Financial
and Mining Brokers, is at that address from 1916 to 1919 and we could find no relationship
between the two firms. Leslie C. Hill’s notes say that the Seymour exchange was introduced in
1911 and that Phone 58 was registered to a Capt. Robinson who doesn’t appear to be related to
the Union Jack Motor Co. Limited. Mr. Sharp’s Vancouver Auto & Taxi Service was one of
those firms taken over by the City Taxi Cab, Auto & Sightseeing Co. Limited in 1918. When
asked in 1921 by the Registrar of Companies for an annual report to be filed the solicitor for the
Union Jack Motor Company Ltd. wrote that the company had not been in operation for at least
three years and they were hoping to keep it active in case they were able to recommence
operations. Mind you, he had said the same thing in November 1918, which would have
indicated it was dormant before it was incorporated! It might indeed be the case that the
company never got into operation. The company was dissolved Feb. 23, 1922.
The token is aluminum, scalloped, 29 mm in diameter. It is uniface except for a circle of
beads on the reverse.
Union Taxi Cab Co. Limited
U7225C
a TAXI-CAB
I COmUOv I
BC Database U7225
The Union Taxi Cab Co. Limited was incorporated on the 30* of January 1913.® It was
located at 401 Columbia St., and C.W. Monk was the manager. The subscribers to the
incorporation were Theodore B. Monk, John J. Grady, and Henry G. Lawson. A return of April
13 , 1913 showed Theodore B. Monk, a resident of Victoria, was the governing director, and
Cyril W. Monk was the other director. The assets included “Taxi Cabs $3,000.00” which
consisted of three 1912 Ford taxi cabs. Part of the financing was provided by the Bank of
Ottawa. The company took over the taxi cab business formerly run by Grover Cleveland Frame
under the firm name of Union Taxi Cab Service, although neither man nor company is listed in
the 1912 city directory. There was a William Frame listed as a driver for the Union Taxi Cab
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Co. in the 1913 directory. There is no 1913 telephone book available, but the 1914 issue gave
the phone number as Seymour 76 which confirms the attribution. The company was listed until
1915, but the 1916 city directory shows a Chinese owned printing company at 401 Columbia and
no Cyril W. Monk is listed. No annual reports were ever filed and after two warning letters the
company was struck from the register on Feb. 14, 1921.
The token is aluminum, round, 24 mm in diameter. It had to be issued between 1913 and
1915. We would like to give Leslie C. Hill the credit for most of the rubbings.
' City of Vancouver Archives, Business Licence Register 1 26-C- 1 . Both auto licences and auto driver permits were
recorded. The numbers issued would indicate that these were issued for commercial purposes.
^ GR1526 (Companies Records), Incorporation BC 03635 (1910), 17 Jan. 1918. BC Archives microfilm B5 145
^ GR1526 (Companies Records), Incorporation BC 01734 (1910), 4 Jan. 1913. BC Archives microfilm B5132
GR1526 (Companies Records), Incorporation BC 08327 (1910), 5 Oct. 1925, BC Archives microfilm B5168
^ GR1526 (Companies Records), Incorporation BC 03223 (1910), 3 Nov. 1916, BC Archives microfilm B5142
® GR1526 (Companies Records), Incorporation BC 01788 (1910), 30 Jan. 1913, BC Archives microfilm B5132
The foregoing excellent article is reprinted from the June 2002 issue of Numismatlca Canada , a quarterly
publication of the Canadian Association of Token Collectors, with the kind permission of the author, and of
Harry N. James, its Editor. Membership in the C.A.I.C. is $15 per year to Canadian addresses, and $15 US
to USA addresses, and includes a subscription to Numismatlca Canada. Make cheques payable to C.A.I.C, and
send to Cord Nichols, Box 28039, 600 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ontario L2N 7P8.
THE SEARCH FOR NJ 215 A: THE FUNJUNGLE TOKEN
By Karl E. Gabsch
Dad and I attended a coin show in Somerset, NJ, in May this year and on the way we drove thru Edison,
NJ, in search of the Family Funjungle token [listed December 2001]. Before going I had spent several hours
on the internet in search of the company without any success. I had called several of the companies listed
with Big Yellow in Edison, NJ, thinking that the name had been changed and maybe someone would remember where
Family Funjungle had been located. I had no success and everyone I spoke to had never heard of Family Fun-
jungle. My next step was to stop in Edison on the way to Somerset and look for old phone books thinking that
the company might have been listed and had the name changed, but that I could still check out the address.
We stopped at a strip maill in Edison and I went from shop to shop looking for phone books, checked 2001
nothing, 2000 nothing, and it appeared I was at the end of the trail before-no one had an early phone book.
The second to last store in the strip mall was a shoe repair shop, you know the kind that has been there since
the war with the smell of polish and wax and it was run by an elderly Asian who had a 1996 phone book. Yeah!!
Family Funjungle was listed at 216 Tingel Road. I got directions to the street and as you might well
imagine it was all the way across town, and believe it or not, out on a small country lane. I arrived and
met an employee (Dot) and one of the owners (Mark Henderson). Both remembered the tokens and both felt they
had some at home. They indicated that they would look for them that evening and I would call in the morning
and return if any were found.
I called next morning and, Yes, two were located by Mark! I drove out and obtained two tokens, but on
the obverse they state "FUNJUNGLE EDISON, NEW JERSEY" with a simulated jungle scene, and on reverse there
is the standard "NO CASH VALUE" with rwm mintmark. So it is not listable as it says nothing about rides.
I learned that the company had begun operations prior to 1995, but he could not remember when. The token
he gave me was the first token used, and it was good for everything at the mini -amusement park: rides, video
games, games of skill. The park was originally set up for company picnics and birthday parties and family
outings. You could rent all or part of the park.
As the park become successful and the supply of the first token diminished, a second order was placed,
and this order was for the piece we have listed as NJ 215 A, with "RIDES" stamped all over the reverse. At
this time they also added the word "FAMILY" to the obverse of their token. They ordered NJ 215 A some time
after 1996 but they could not remember exactly when.
Mark Henderson and his wife Ann Marie are the third owners of the park. All of the games and rides are
now gone, and the name has been changed to Henderson Gymnastic Academy. Mark teaches gymnastics to children
between ages 8 and 16. They have no use for tokens today, and I continued to contact them hoping an old token
will surface. But no luck yet.
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Prices Realized From The Third W.D.Sacks Token Auction
1
3.30
50
2.25
99
2.25
148
1.60
197
1.00
246
8.36
295
9.00
2
4.50
51
4.00
100
5.17
149
1.60
198
1.50
247
8.80
296
29.10
3
44.00
52
78.21
101
5.00
ISO
4.95
199
5.17
248
6.80
297
2.50
4
54.80
53
128.80
102
18.00
151
193.88
200
4.10
249
3.00
298
5.25
5
5.19
54
23.00
103
5.00
152
17.10
201
5.00
250
341.00
299
6.18
6
20.00
55
7.25
104
1.30
153
4.70
202
3.90
251
3.50
300
3.75
7
17.63
56
7.25
105
3.75
154
7.04
203
4.50
252
3.50
8
3.53
57
4.50
106
No Bid
155
1.20
204
4.50
253
2.60
9
3.10
58
5.50
107
No Bid
156
1.20
205
4.05
254
3.30
10
2.25
59
2J25
108
9.90
157
0.95
206
198.00
255
11.83
11
No Bid
60
6.71
109
8.25
158
5.00
207
86.35
256
11.83
12
3.00
61
3.30
110
No Bid
159
8.91
208
3.50
257
4.50
13
1.75
62
30.80
111
No Bid
160
28.05
209
3.75
258
0.88
14
3.05
63
64.63
112
137.50
161
9.55
210
3.75
259
2.10
15
4.11
64
4.00
113
1.40
162
192.50
211
9.35
260
3.30
16
29.38
65
4.00
114
No Bid
163
4.75
212
23.38
261
5.78
17
16.50
66
6.25
115
1.00
164
3.75
213
1.65
262
5.78
18
7.15
67
16.56
116
No Bid
165
4.40
214
21.98
263
1.88
19
6.50
68
23.50
117
3.00
166
4.00
215
49.50
264
29.70
20
82.25
69
3.10
118
3.25
167
4.00
216
112.56
265
2.90
21
9.05
70
13.10
119
2.75
168
4.00
217
0.75
266
0.88
22
5.83
71
6.00
120
11.00
169
5.00
218
6.60
267
300.00
23
5.23
72
3.00
121
5.23
170
2.25
219
4.84
268
79.56
24
No Bid
73
35.20
122
13.00
171
No Bid
220
No Bid
269
137.50
25
No Bid
74
38.78
123
13.00
172
4.85
221
No Bid
270
56.93
26
8.80
75
6.25
124
5.78
173
2.25
222
124.08
271
10.55
27
3.75
76
12.10
125
30.80
174
3.00
223
90.48
272
16.50
28
4.73
77
19.69
126
3.60
175
3.75
224
16.50
273
No Bid
29
3.75
78
3.63
127
15.51
176
3.96
225
250.00
274
3.00
30
4.05
79
8.84
128
29.38
177
1.79
226
5.00
275
1.40
31
4.25
80
4.95
129
31.74
178
19.91
227
5.00
276
2.80
32
5.00
81
3.19
130
22.33
179
11.11
228
9.00
277
250.00
33
2.00
82
3.10
131
2.00
180
3.50
229
7.43
278
105.00
34
2.00
83
2.25
132
5.15
181
4.10
230
29.38
279
2.15
35
2.00
84
2.25
133
1.40
182
20.24
231
3.50
280
3.00
36
93.56
85
4.00
134
3.00
183
2,75
232
6.47
281
No Bid
37
35.20
86
3.53
135
3.00
184
17.71
233
275.00
282
No Bid
38
19.39
87
3.53
136
No Bid
185
3.95
234
1.79
283
6.25
39
1.75
88
2.25
137
2.35
186
5.23
235
5.50
284
111.00
40
3.25
89
2.25
138
2.50
187
2.90
236
9.85
285
3.50
41
4.70
90
2JtS
139
127.18
188
2.25
237
29.70
286
No Bid
42
5.56
91
2.25
140
4.50
189
3.58
238
2.00
287
2.80
43
4.05
92
2.25
141
9.00
190
1.40
239
14.03
288
1.30
44
9.96
93
2.25
142
20.00
191
8.42
240
No Bid
289
1.35
45
4.05
94
2.25
143
13.20
192
0.59
241
31.85
290
1.30
4$
3.00
95
2.25
144
16.50
193
2.00
242
4.70
291
1.00
47
4.05
96
2.25
145
25.85
194
7.65
243
4.75
292
1.00
48
4.05
97
2.25
146
22.10
195
16.50
244
4.40
293
18.00
49
1.79
98
2.25
147
1.60
196
8.80
245
12.55
294
2.35
(See Page 30 of the March issue for list of tokens.)
free download from: www.vecturist.com
-June 2002-
DUNEDIN’S “PENNY SECTION” TOKEN
-Page 65-
by David D. Gladfelter
A question raised in these pages by J. M. Kotler more than 35 years ago has now been answered
by a New Zealand transit historian. It concerns the use made of the common octagonal aluminum token
issued by the municipality of Dunedin for use on its tramways.
Graham Stewart illustrates this token on page 16 of his book. The End of the Penny Section:
When Trams Ruled the Streets of New Zealand (Wellington. Grantham House, 1993). He identifies the
piece as “a penny section token which was issued on the horse-trams after the system was taken over by the
Dunedin Corporation.”
This information suggests that the token, listed by Kenneth E. and Kirk S. Smith as an “electric
streetcar” token, should be relisted as a “horsecar” token, at least with regard to its original use, per
Stewart. This would require redesignating it in their catalog of world horsecar, horseomnibus, streetcar and
bus tokens from the present double letter code (NZ 240AA) to a single letter (NZ 240A) in keeping with
their classification system set forth on page 9 of the catalog.
According to Stewart, the municipality of Dunedin took over the running of horse tram services on
21 March 1901 from a private corporation. Electric trams were introduced m December, 1903, and the fleet
of 32 horse trams and steam-tram trailers was withdrawn from service by 1905. (One of the horse trams,
No. 18, is preserved by the Tramway Historical Society at Ferrymead near Christchurch.) This time fi^me
brackets the original use of the tokens within a 4 year period.
In his article (19 Fare Box 71, 1965) Kotler also asks, “Was there a special penny fare section of
^ town or were the lines laid out in zones, this being for a penny zone?” Stewart’s book states the latter.
When electric trams were introduced, Auckland changed its fere structure from a flat 3d rate irrespective of
the distance traveled to “one penny a section.” As noted, Dunedin put the reduced “section” feres in effect
during the horsecar years. A tum-of-the-century visitor to Wellington wrote: “Riding about in the new
electric cars is a great game here. It is nothing unusual for a femily party to get into a car and ride back and
forward the full length of the route several times. [Haven’t all vecturists done that?] The service is a huge
success and very popular. For a penny you can go a distance equal, say, to the section from Thomdon
terminus to the Opera House in Maimers Street ...” .
It is possible that the Dunedin “permy section” tokens were not retired with the horsecars. Roland
C. Atwood, “the great, roving American collector,” wrote in 1962 that he had then visited Dunedin and
learned that the tokens “have been obsolete for 20 years,” implying that they remained in use until 1 942.
(16 Fare Box 35). Kotler wrote that Atwood had told him he had then obtained the remaining supply of
tokens, about 20, from the city. At any rate they are easily obtained today.
Stewart writes with considerable wit and thoroughness; great photographs abound, and numerous
anecdotes enliven the history. While the era of the “penny section” m New Zealand may be over, many of
the vehicles have been preserved in the country’s three tramway museums, and several of them, including a
dinner tram, operate at a leisurely pace on a streetcar loop in downtown Christchurch.
* * * * :*:
IF YOU PLAN TO STAY AT THE CONVENTION HOTEL MORE THAN 3 DAYS
The AVA Convention Hotel is the Hilton Carden Inn, and we've been given a
special low rate. But if you plan to stay more than three nights, you won't get that
special rate unless you call the Hotel directly. Don't use the 800 number. Call the
hotel directly at 920-730-1900, and ask for "Sales" - either Lisa or Chad. This holds
^ if you plan to arrive early, or stay later. (Directions to the hotel are elsewhere in
this issue.)
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PRICE REVISIONS TO THE 5th EDITION OF THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
-Page 66-
-June 2002-
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SUPPLEMENT #11 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
By Harold V. Ford Second Edition
MAINE
Fort Kent 340 (ex Unid 405 + 2 new)
DAIGLE OIL COMPANY DOC
A B
23
Sd
Carwash Token hh (antique car)
5.00
B B
23
Sd
" ’’ " " " (WM-plated)
5.00
C B
23
Sd
Carwash Token (antique car)
5.00
MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester
970 (ex Unid 480)
ERNIE'S AUTO WASH NON REFUNDABLE $2 (incuse)
A Bz
29 Sd
Ernie's hm
2.00
NORTH 1
:L4R0LINA
Durham
240
(ex Unid 474, 46, 47)
COUCH’S KWIK-KAR WASH REDEEMABLE NO. 1 OR NO. 2
C o A
22
Sd
5c in Trade
15.00
D o A
17
Sd
10 in Trade
15.00
E o A
25
Sd
25c in Trade
15.00
(circa late 1950’ s per owner)
Salisbury
730 (and several nearby communities)
AUTO MAGIC tm CAR WASH TOKEN 704,633,6543
WWW, AUTOMAGICINC.COM rwm
A o B
23
Sd
No Cash Value A (stars)
5.00
B o B
23
Sd
!! It ” B ’’
5.00
C o E
23
Sd
11 tt Ti Q ri
5.00
D o B
23
Sd
11 M TI tl
5.00
E o B
23
Sd
II II 11 £ TI
5.00
AUTO MAGIC tm CAR WASH TOKEN 704.738.8899
WWW.AUTOMAGICINC.COM
F Bz
25
Sd
Carwash Token hh (antique car)
6.00
G Bz
25
Sd
Wash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
6.00
H Bz
25
Sd
Automatic Wash One 1 hh
6.00
I Bz
25
Sd
No Cash Value No Cash Value hm (eagle on emblem
over wreath)
6.00
J Bz
25
Sd
Automatic Car Wash Token hm (antique car)
6.00
TENNESSEE
Old Hickory
715 (ex Unid 357, 479)
ELITE AUTO WASH
A Bz
27
Sd
Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
7.00
B Bz
23
Sd
Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
1.00
UNIDENTIFIED
RED DIRT CAR WASH
496 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your
Dirt Back hh
497 Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value hm
RON’S CAR WASH (TWO CHECKERED FLAGS)
498 Bz 25 Sd Wash Token No Cash Value hm 25
RUB A DUB CAR WASH (ANTIQUE CAR)
499 Bz 29 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
SPLASH 'N' DASH GOOD FOR ONE SUPER WASH hh
500 Bz 29 Sd Touchless Automatic Carwash Manchester Only
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-June 2002-
-Paffe 69
SUPPLEMENT #12 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
By Harold V. Ford Second Edition
UTAH
Salt Lake City 750
SUPER SONIC CAR WASH 40 YEARS 1959-1999 hm (PLANE)
0 Bz 29 Sd Good For One Auto Wash 21 St South & 23th East, SLC
715 Washington Blvd, Ogden (not plated) 4.00
VERMONT
Northfield 540
B & N CAR WASH 25c NORTHFIELD, VT.
A o WM 27 Sd (Sofspra) (Rev J) 20.00
WASHINGTON
Everett 300
EVERETT MALL 24 HR CAR WASH 312 S.E. EVERETT MALL WAY
EVERETT , WA hh
A o B 23 Sd (cartoon auto facing left) (stars) 7.50
Spokane 840
MAGIC TOUCH CAR WASHES (CARTOON CHARACTER IN CARTOON CAR)
1 o A 25 Sd Carwash Token c (antique car) (anodized green) 1.50
Tukwila 905 (ex Unid 404)
NORTHFIELD CAR WASH (MOUNTAIN SCENE)
A Bz 27 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm 1.00
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee 510
RAM JET CAR WASH 25q 19th & BURLEIGH MILWAUKEE
B o WM 27 Sd Good For One Car Wash at Beacon Oil Co. 25c 7.50
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Coquitlam 310
WASH WORLD 641 LOUGHEED HWY COQUITLAM
C Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm 1.00
Kamloops 425 ~ -
BRONCO CAR WASH KAMLOOPS B.C. (HORSE WITH RIDER)
A Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car) 1.00
MANITOBA
Dauphin 235
WESTMORE CONVENIENCE CENTRE DAUPHIN MANITOBA
B Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hra (antique car) 1.00
Steinbach 790
CO. OP (CO. OP INSIDE A PENTAGRAM) 110 BRANDT ROAD STEINBACH,
MANITOBA
A Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm 1.00
UNIDENTIFIED
PUMPHOUSEr CAR WASHES (PUMP)r
494 WM 25 Sd Car Wash Token No Cash Value $1= (15inm brass center)
(reeded edge)
RAM JET CAR WASH SERVICE OIL CO., INC. 25q
495 Bz 28 Sd (blank) (A WI chain, location may not be Racine)
^ -ffom:-www-.vectu r i st.cor -
-Page 70-
JUNE SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
-June 2002-
MISSISSIPPI
Oxford 700 (Reported by John Coffee)
REBELRl DE/662-81 6-RIDE/ (TROLLEY)
A o PbwOb Pc (blank) (54x29mm) (‘white & light blue printing) $2.00
MONTANA
Miscellaneous 1000 (Reported by Bob Phipps)
GOOD FOR R.R. FARE/TO/LEWISTOWN/IF/LAND IS
BOUGHT OF/FARMERS'/LAND CO. /LEWISTOWN, MONT.
A o A 38 Sd (blank)
NEW JERSEY
Wildwood 975 (Reported by John Coffee)
FIVE MILE BEACH ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO., INC./
1902 2002/100 YEARS/OF/TROLLEY SERVICE/IN/
THE WlLDWOODS/NJ/(TROLLEY with T29 on front & side)
C B 32 Sd Five Mile Beach Electric Railway Co., Inc. /Good For One
Fare/Commemorating 1st Day/of Trolley Service/June 11,
1903/Wildwood, NJ/rwm/( people in front of and in trolley
#5) (reeded edge) 4.00
PENNSYLVANIA
Meadville 615 (Reported by Bill Garrison)
C. A. T, A. /GOOD FOR 1/FARE ON ANY/FIXED ROUTE/
336-5600
N Pi 29 Sd ( blank) (black printing on Obverse) [* 2002) .75
TENNESSEE
Nashville 690 (Reported by HVF, located by Robert Spencer)
CHECKER/CAB/254-5031
L o Pw 38 Sd 254-5031 /Good For/50C On Cab Fare/One Token Per/
Trip (black printing) 15.00
VERMONT
Stowe 810 (Reported by John Coffee)
STOWE/VERMONT/rwm
B A 39 Sd (front of trolley) (anodized green) 1.00
WISCONSIN
Waterloo 915 (Reported by Ed Bawden)
1911 C.W. PARKER CAROUSEL/FIREMENS PARK,
WATERLOO, Wl /(CAROUSEL HORSE)
C Pb 38 Sd Ride Token/No Cash Value/(top of carousel) (gold prntg) .50
D Pz 38 Sd " " .50
WYOMING
Sheridan 750 (Reported by John Coffee)
SHERIDAN TROLLEY/2001-2002/(TROLLEY INSIDE OVAL)
B Wg 38 Sd One Fare/One Fare/Established/2000/(trolIey in oval) 1.00
free download from: www.vecturist.com
-June 2002-
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
-Page 71-
John Coffee found the RebelRide token on the internet. It is used on a rubber
tired trolley that roams the University of Mississippi campus. Tokens are sold mostly
to students at $2 each, and have a hole at the left so that a quantity of them may
be kept on a string. The very nice lady sent John ten of them gratis, but when
he called back to see about ordering 200, he was told they would get back to him.
So far they have not. One individual John spoke to said the blue tokens are now
obsolete and a new color will be used in the Fall but he hadn't seen one. Very likely
we shall have these eventually for the New Issues Service.
Bob Phipps reports that the Montana land token was recently offered on ebay,
and fetched $108.50.
On a hunch John Coffee phoned the Five Mile Beach Electric Railway in Wildwood
and asked what they were using. The man he spoke to described a very nice
commemorative brass one that was new to us. They would not sell fewer than 25 and
the tokens cost $4, so John laid out $100 for 25 of them. They have since agreed
to sell us 200 of them for the New Issues Service. The token is used on a
rubber-tired trolley on the boardwalk.
Crawford Area Transportation Authority (C.A.T.A.) of Meadville, PA, issued
a new plastic token this spring. Bill Garrison obtained a supply for the N.I.S.
Bob Spencer located the city where the Checker Cab token was used, via the
internet. The token is pictured on page 22 of the February 2002 issue. John Coffee
phoned them and was told they had destroyed all of their tokens over ten years ago
and they didn't have a one left. None had been redeemed in recent years.
On the internet John Coffee found something for a "Vermont trolley," and after
at least a dozen phone calls he found someone who knew about a token. Apparently
^ the token is used only during the winter season for skiers. John obtained two of
them for $1 each, but whether we'll be able to get more of them is still uncertain.
Ed Bawden recently discovered the V/aterloo, Wl, carousel had issued two more
tokens since we listed Wl 915 B in December 2000. Again, we lack background infor-
mation. Ed obtained supplies of both for the New Issues Service.
On a hunch John Coffee called up the city council meeting minutes of Sheridan,
WY, and noted an item for paying a bill to a plastic firm for "trolley tokens." John
called the Chamber and was told they were using a wooden token, and they sent John
two of them gratis. When he called back and said we could use 200 of them, they
said they'd be willing to sell them at $1 each plus shipping. So this one will be dis-
tributed by the New Issues Service to its members.
*****
DIRECTIONS TO THE AVA CONVENTION HOTEL: THE HILTON GARDEN INN
The 2002 AVA Annual Convention will meet at the Hilton Garden Inn, situated at 720 Eisenhower Drive,
Kimberly, Wisconsin 54136. (Their telephone: 920-730'1900) . To get there:
FROM GREENBAY (NORTH), From Highway 41, take exit #145 (441S) before Appleton. Stay on 441 for approx-
imately 3-4 miles, and exit on CE/College Ave. Take a left at bottom of ramp, go under the overpass. There
will be a McDonald's on the left - on block up. Turn left to hotel.
FROM OSHKOSH (SOUTH). From Highway 41, take exit #134 (441N) before Appleton. Stay on 441 for approx-
imately 8 miles, and exit CE/College Ave. Take a right at bottom of ramp and go one block. Turn left on
Eisenhower Dr. (McDonald's on left) to hotel.
FROM MANITOWOC (EAST). Take Highway lOW to Highway 55N to County Road CE. Turn left and go west approx-
imately 5 miles to Eisenhower Dr. (Mcdonald's on corner). Turn right at intersection. Hotel on left.
FROM EAU CLAIRE (WEST). Take Highway 47S to Highway 41N. Take exit #145 (441S). Take the 2nd exit,
which is CE/College. Turn left and proceed under overpass. Turn left on Eisenhower Dr. (McDonald's on left).
Hotel is on left,
FROM AIRPORT. Exit Airport on College and proceed west to Highway 41N. Take 41N to exit 145 (441S).
Take the 2nd exit, which is CE/College. Turn left and proceed under the overpass. Turn left on Eisenhower
Dr. (McDonald's on left). Hotel is on left.
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ith AUCTIOy OF TOKENS FROM THE W.D. SACKS COLLECTIOK
1. All bids Bust be postiarked no later than JULY 20
2. Bids under Catalog value WILL HOT be considered unless
specially noted.
3. Please bid by LM i ONLY.
4. Bids over $5 will be reduced to 10% above the 2nd high bid,
5. Successful bidders are responsible for postage and insurance,
and Bust resit prior to shipsent, if requested.
6. Varieties listed are from the Godsoe Varieties Catalog.
MAIL BIDS TO:
Joel J. Heznick, 116 Meyersou Way, Wheeling, IL
60090-2101
1. CO 260 P
51. KY 510 0
101. LA 520 Aa
151. MD
60 L
201. HD 670 Ea
251. MA 135 C unpnchd
2. CO 260 Q
52. KY 510 Qa
102, LA 520 Ab
152. HD
60 M
202. MD 670 Eb
252. MA 135 D
3. CT 345 A
53. KY 510 Ra
103, LA 620 A
153. MD
60 N
203. MD 670 F
253. MA 145 A
4. FI 910 A holed
54. KY 510 Yb
104. LA 620 B
154. MD
60 0
204. MD 670 G
254. MA 145 B
5, GA 60 AI
55. KY 510 AB
105. LA 620 C
155. HD
60 0
205. MD 670 H
255. HA 145 Ca
6. GA 240 D
56. KY 510 AC
106. LA 670 C
156. MD
60 R
206. MD 820 B
256. MA 145 D
7. GA 765 A
57. KY 510 AE
107. LA 670 D
157. HD
60 S
207. MD 820 C
257. MA 210 B
8. II 540 C
58. KY 510 AF
108. LA 670 E
158. MD
60 Ta
208. HD 840 D
258. HA 215 A
9. KY 80 D
59. KY 510 AGa
109. LA 670 F
159. MD
60 Ib
209. MD 840 E
259. MA 245 B
10. KY 85 C
60, KY 510 Aflb
110. LA 670 P
160. HD
60 Da
210. MD 840 F
260. MA 245 C
11. KY 85 E
61. KY 510 AJb
111. LA 730 A
161. MD
60 Db
211, MD 940 A
261. MA 245 D
12. IT 85 F
62. KY 510 AKb
112. LA 810 F
162. HD
60 V
212. HD 940 C
262. HA 260 A
13. KY 160 A
63. KY 510 AL
113. LA 999 A
163, HD
60 W
213. MD 940 D
263. HA 275 Aa
14. KY 250 A
64. KY 510 AO
114. ME 40 A
164. MD
60 2
214, MA 45 A
264. MA 275 Ba
15. KT 250 B
65, KY 510 APa
115. ME 40 B
165. MD
60 Y
215. MA 45 B
265. MA 275 C
16. KY 250 Cb
66. KY 510 AH
116. ME 80 A
166. MD
60 Za
216. MA 50 A
266. MA 275 Da
17. KY 270 B
67. KY 510 AO
117. ME 480 A
167. HD
60 Zb
217, MA 50 B
267. HA 395 B
18. KY 280 Ah
68. KY 510 AV
113. HE 480 6
168. HD
60 AA
216. MA 115 A
268. HA 355 C
19. KY 280 B
69. KY 510 BC
119. HE 480 C
169. MD
60 ABb
219. MA 115 B damaged 269. MA 355 D
20. KY 280 C
70. KY 510 BDa
120. ME 480 E
170. MD
60 ACb
220. MA II5 J
270. HA 445 A
21. KT 280 D
71. KY 510 BDb
121. ME 550 A
171. HD
60 ADb
221. HA 115 K
271. MA 505 A
22. KY 280 E
72. KY 510 BF
122. ME 710 A
172. HD
60 AE
222. MA 115 L
272. MA 505 B
23. KY 355 A
73. KY 510 BH
123. ME 710 B
173. HD
60 AF
223. MA 115 M
273. MA 540 A
24. KY 370 D
74. KY 510 Bib
124. ME 740 A
174. HD
60 AG
224, MA 115 Nb
274. HA 540 B
25. KY 370 G thick
75. KY 510 BJb
125, ME 930 A
175. MD
60 AK
225. MA 115 0
275, HA 540 C
26. KY 370 G thin
76. KY 510 BK
126. ME 990 A
176. HD
60 AL -
226. MA 115 P
276. HA 545 Ba
27. KY 370 H
77. KY 510 BN
127. ME 1000 E
177. HD
60 AN
227. MA 115 Q
277. MA 545 Bb (Taylor's)
28. KY 480 C
78. KY 510 BO
128.
178. MD
60 AO
228. HA 115 E
278. MA 545 Bb (Wells)
29. KY 480 Da
79. KY 510 BP
129. HD 60 8tn-diecrkl79. MD
60 AP
229. MA 115 S
279. HA 550 A
30. KY 480 Ea
80. KY 510 BQ
130. MD 60 C
180. HD
60 AQ
230. HA 115 Ta (#1)
280. MA 550 C
31. KY 480 F
81. KY 510 BR
131. MD 60 D
181. HD
60 AR
231. MA 115 Db
281. MA 550 D
32. KY 480 G
82. KY 510 BT
132. MD 60 H
182. MD
60 AS
232. MA 115 Va
282. HA 550 F unpnchd
33. KY 480 H
83. KY 510 BV
133. MD 60 la
183. MD
60 AVa
233. MA 115 Wa
283. HA 550 K
34. KY 480 I
84, KY 560 D
134. MD 60 Ib
184. HD
60 AVb
234. MA 115 X
284. MA 550 t
35. KY 480 J
85, KY 560 £
135. HD 60 Ic
185. HD
60 AW
235, HA 115 Ya
285. MA 550 P
36. KY 480 K
86. KY 630 A
136, HD 60 Id
186. HD
60 AY
236. MA 115 Zb
286. MA 630 C
37. KY 480 L
87. KY 680 E
137. MD 60 le
187. HD
60 AZ
237. HA 115 AAa
287. MA 630 D
38. KY 480 Nb
88. KY 680 H
138. MD 60 If
188. HD
60 BA
238. MA 115 AB
288. HA 630 E
39. KY 480 Ob
89. KY 680 I
139. MD 60 Ig
189. HD 300 A
239. MA 115 ACb
289. MA 660 A
40. KY 480 Pa
90. KY 680 K
140. MD 60 Ih
190. MD 600 A
240. MA 115 AD
290. MA 660 B
41. KT 480 Q
91. KY 710 A
141. MD 60 li
191. MD 600 B
241. MA CT-1
291. MA 660 C
42. KY 480 S
92. KY 710 B
142. HD 60 Ij
192. MD 670 Aa die A
242. MA CT-2
292. HA 660 D
43. KY 510 A
93. KY 950 A
143. MD 60 Ik
193. HD 670 Aa die B
243, HA CT-4
293. MA 660 ZC
44, KY 510 C
94. LA 30 C
144. MD 60 11
194. HD 670 Ab
244. HA CT-5
294. HA 690 A
45. KY 510 Dscratches95. LA 30 D
145. MD 60 Ii
195. HD 670 B die A
245, RA CT-6
295. MA 740 Aa
46. KY 510 F
96. LA 80 Ba
146. MD 60 In
196. MD 670 B die B
246, MA IIS AK
296. MA 740 Ab ^
47. KY 510 la
97. LA 80 Ca
147. MD 60 lo
197. MD 670 Ca
247. MA 115 AM
297. MA 970 A
48. KY 510 K rev obi 98. LA 100 A
148. HD 60 Ip
198. MD 670 Cb
248. HA 115 AN
298. HA 970 B
49. KY 510 L
99. LA 470 C
149. MD 60 J
199. MD 670 Da
249. MA 115 AO
299. MA 970 C
50. KY 510 Nb
100. LA 490 Aa
150. HD 60 K
200. HD 670 Db
250. MA 115 AP
300. MA 970 E
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A D I O N
^ lU IE ^ B B M
l^cinageA/^: Anrui S Boi> SutieA,
73] EoA^ 26ih Minru2xipo-(AA MN 55404-4402 (61 2J 871 -4699
Ads of up CO 3 column inches In edch ceCdgoi'y are free to f^VA members. Larger ads
ih. h or full page) must be sent to the Fare Box editor. Ads must reach che mana-
gers by the FIFTH of the month of issue, or they will be held for next month's
issue. DO NOT ^un the, <>cune, ad in. corwecuttue ihdueA without changing the, wonding. Use
the 2-ieMeA. State abbreviaiion in your ad. as yell as your name, address and
complete 9-(ligit zip code, which can Oe found by looking at a previous ad. or :n
Che AVA membershi p roster. Submit only one ad per category, more will be comb:nea
into one ad, or held for next month's issue. Please, only add xeiatArvy to xtemA
Uoted in puhUcationd Che- Armnican liegtimipt Aooooiation
[OR] 130-C, D; [Wl] 615-A;
[CA] 120-A; IFL] 880-M;
885-A; [MN] 70-A, B, C.
Joe Studebaker
2614 l.egare Street
Beaufort SC
29902-6S34
Will buy or trade for old
tickets, passes, other fare
forms, and some old time-
tables. i collect US, mostly
pre-f930. 1 can offer you
cash, tickets, passes, time-
tables etc. (919) 468-5510
Dan Benice
P, ). Box 5708
Cary NC
27512-5708
SS ■A:jS€i'EtlllAW£&U§
Bensaiem token & Meaal
Society will resume meet-
ings in September, All AVA
members & friends invited.
(215) 639-9874. For infor-
mation, please contact me.
John Ciecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensaiem PA
19020-3689
French transportation to-
kens. Large list with both
Smith numbers and Elie
numbers for those who
collect French by variety.
SASE. smcorne@ix.netcom.com
Shane Cornell
P. 0. Box\211
Jenks OK 14037-0217
100 different XT's with a
catalogue value of $84,35
for only $17.00. Also send
57C SASE for my list of
2650 different XT's. (847)
966-9017,
vt . G. Garrison
9505 Normandy Avenue
Morton Grove IL
60053-1337
100 mixed ttransit tokens
$15.00; 50 different transit
tokens $20.00. Alt post paid.
James vander Helm
18618 Bii'ch Avenue
Akron lA 51001-8827
Sell 100 different XX's for
$22.50 Ppd. 50 different
$10.00 Ppd. At catalogue
plus postage: [IN] 580-D, E;
[lA] 150-E; [MA] 115-G;
( Continued, ne/xt aolumn)
[MO] 440-G; [Ml] 530-Q;
[SD] 480-A; [NY] 230-1, J;
[Wt] 220-F, G.
Joe stuaedAur
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC 29902-5934
[KY] 510-AK, Louisville Rail-
way School Xicket. Sel! for
$2 and SASE, Have a few,
so multiple orders OK.
Jerome Schaeper Jr
3466 Meadowlark r.
Edyewood KY 41018-2608
! have many duplicate
personal tokens to trade for
others that I need. Let's
exchange lists.
Pete Smith
2424 4th Street NE
Minneapolois MN
55418-3463
Trade or sel! [MO] 910-1 or
[Wl] 220-E at $2.50 each
and SASE. Have over 1000
XX's to swap or sell. Send
SASE for lists.
Joe Studebaker
2614 Legare Street
BeaufgrtSC 29902-5934
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We to oay that th&
ijoUooting ad. Doixg
R&dieA tyoA eAAoniou/siy
piacezi in the- ujxong
catago'ty in the- Ap^ iMue-.
OOe- apologize- ijOX thio and
one- xanning it again
covieaUy:
AVA convention tokens. Most
years before 1982 plus 1988,
'89, '91, ‘92. Also [CA] 450-
AX thru BH.
Doug Redies
3525 Windsor Avenue
Apartment 119
Dubuque lA 52001-
Ti’s; tCA] 450-P, R, S, T;
[NY] 695-C thru H: 780-D,
E, G. Close to mint condition
as possible.
• Patrick -Stan ford ;
82 Burgundy Drive
Kensington CT
06037-1838
Recent additions [CA] 197-
.A; [CO] 60-G and [KY] 680-
Z. Also will pay $125.00 for
[ME] 480-D. (847) 966-
9017.
W. G. Garrison
4!-@Sf&mES>
Looking to buy foreign
TTs/PT's from Europe; esp.
Germany, Netherlands, US-
SR, former SoYiet countries
(Russia, Ukraine, etc) Eas-
tern Europe. Also looking for
TT's/PT's from SD, Twin
Cities area of MN, Seattle
WA and Bay Area of CA.
(303) 830-6856.
cdhodder@hotmail.com
Charles Hodder
1350 Sherman Street
Apartment 309
Denver CO 80203-
Paying full catalogue for all
Sioux City lA transit tokens.
Ship or write.
James Vander Helm
18618 Birch Avenue
Akron lA 541001-8827
[CA] 450-All; [CO] 280-A,
D; [NY] 780-X; Parking
tokens 1955 NYC; AVA
Parking, Park City Olympic
token.
Douglas Redies
3525 Windsor Avenue
Apartment 119
Dubuque lA 52001-
m
Florida tokens of all tvoes
especially unlisted [FL] XT's,
CW and paiking tokens. 1 am
looking for [FL] wooden XT's
with over-prints of fare in-
creases. I am a member of
the NIS and only collect
[FL], so I have the other
states for sale. Let me know
your needs in new issues. 1
can be reached at nights
weekends at 850-981-0693
or email steve@ratliff.com
Remember, I am always in
the market for [FL] tokens
of all types from trade to
food stamps, so give me a
try on any you want to sell
or trade.
Steve Ratliff
1717 St Marys Bay Dr.
Milton FL
32533-7343
[CO] 140-C, 1; 260-E, F:
280-A, B, C; 340-C; 440—
B, C, G; 460-A, B, D; 640-
A, B; 690-E; 760-G; 860-D;
[HI] 240-A; 540-C, F; [NE]
660-A. Must be good or
better. Will pay premium
price.
9505 Normandy Ave.
Morten Grove 11
60053-1337
Most of the new XX's except
those sent by NIA.
Joe studebaker
Ron Shearer
503 SW 42nd Street
Lo\/eland CO
80537-7523
2614 Legare Street
Beaufort SC 29902-5934
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3103 GORDON G. PULTE - 1236 West 19th Street - Port Angeles, Washington 98363
Age 59; Log Truck Driver. Collects U.S. and tax tokens (Brehan)
3104 JOHN WALTHALL - 1528 Weston Potnte - Springfield, Illinois 62704
Age 56; Chief Archaeologist. Collects U.S. (Schneider)
3105 ROBERT FETCH - 114 Harrison Street - Taylor, Pennsylvania 18517-1736
Age 47; CNC Machine Operator. Collects U.S. & foreign. (Weber)
3106 DR. JAROSLAV RACEK - Brojova 19 - 326 00 Plzen, Czech Republic
Age 51; Physician. Collects U.S. (Schneider)
REINSTATEMENT TO MEMBERSHIP
3014 Lawrence B. Cale - P.O. Box 383 - Woodbury, Connecticut 06798
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
L-240 Dorothea Case - Box 43, 1500 O'Day Street - Merrill, Wisconsin 54452
2940 William C. Cordes - 3646 Dujinica Avenue - St. Louis, Missouri 63116 [phone number & email stay same]
382 Peter Jacobsen - 369 Shreveport Street - Avinger, Texas 75630
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Volume 56, Number 7 JULY 2002 Our 661st Issue
ROY CARPENTER and GEORGE LINDEN
This month I regret the necessity of reporting the loss of two old friends. Roy Carpen-
ter, of Errington, BC, died in 1996, and only now have we learned of it, as he was a
Life Member. As his wife Maxine writes, ’’I'll always remember, and be grateful for, the
pleasure afforded him by the A.V.A., B.A.T.S., and all the 'tokenuts.'" George Linden
died July 25, 2000, I’-s months after learning he had cancer. His wife writes, "George
loved to get The Fare Box and would read it first before the other mail, and he got a
lot. He loved tokens so very much. He spent hours with them." George lived in Siletz,
Oregon, and he and I corresponded often over the long years of our friendship.
July 25. This issue is being mailed from Moraga, California. As I do every summer,
I am staying with Harold Ford, and will be here till August 3, ,when 1 head back to Wis-
consin for our Convention, and then on to Boston.
The Annual AVA Convention will be held August 8-11 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Ap-
pleton, WI , situated at 720 Eisenhower Drive, Kimberly, WI , Their phone for reservations
is 920-730-1900. Directions and further info is in the June issue. Hope to see you there,
• My trip across the country in the Lincoln was interesting, and very hot, I stayed
at Binghamton, NY; Roanoke, VA; Gadsden, AL; and Jackson, MS. At Jackson I visited with
former AVA Secretary Louis Cravjford in his beautiful new home, and met his wonderful new
wife Lura. Louis turned over to me the thousands of freebie tokens we distribute to new
members, as well as all the secretarial material, to be turned over to Karl Gabsch, our
new secretary, at the AVA Convention. At present it all sits in my car's trunk. ^ All of
Louis' friends vjill be pleased to know that he looks fine and seems to be returning to
his vigorous good health.
After Jackson, I stayed in Sherman, TX; Tucumcari, NM; Holbrook, AZ; and Needles, CA.
I visited Lake Havasu, AZ, where it was 117 degrees, and it was 122 when I pulled into
Needles, I have NEVER endured such heat, and hope to do so again, Don't know how folks
can live in these places! I arrived in comparatively cool Los Angeles on July 14, and
spent a week with a former student who is now a successful screenwriter (his screenplay
"The Foreigner" starring Steven Seagal will be in theatres this fall) , While in L,A. , I
visited the wonderful Getty Museum. One rides an electric tram from the parking garage,
and the tram ride was more fun than the art works for a juice fan like myself. It was a
great visit, and July 20 I drove north to Moraga, where I am now staying with Hal and
Louise Ford, enjoying delightful cool sunny weather.
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I did very little token hunting this trip, as I was driving alone, but in Meridian,
MS, Hal Ford gave me a lead on a car wash token used only a couple blocks off the main
highway. I drove over and found the tokens easily available at 4 for $1 in a machine.
The Dixie Car Wash token is listed this month.
I did learn of a few tokens this month. One rubbing is for a brass 21nnn token in-
scribed "BLUFF SCENIC/RAILWAY/CO ./ /5c" This might be a ride token, as "scenic railway"
is the old name for what we now call roller coasters. Where from, though? Another,
that Louis Crawford showed me, is a 21mm brass: "PHILLIPS/OK/B AND B/OKLA/CITY // KATY/
T0/THE/M1 SKIMEN( ?) /house" Seems to be a depotelj but each letter is individually, and
crudely, hand-struck.
Another I acquired; yellow plastic with black lettering, "REYNOLDS ^ALBERTA/
MUSEUM/ (PERSON HOLDING STEERING WHEEL) //l TOKEN" appears to be a ride token on some-
thing, perhaps a go-kart. We’re investigating.
Here are a few others:
AMUSEMENT TECHNOLOGY/ (CAROUSEL HORSE) /TRUMBULL SHOPPING PARK
WM 23 Sd Token/1 /Not Refundable For Money
Appears to be a carousel token from Trumbull, CT, I called the mall there and they
said there had never been a carousel at the Trumbull Shopping Park. So this one re-
mains a mystery,
ADMIT ONE/ (CAROUSEL HORSE) /CAROUSEL
B 28 Sd No/Cash/Value
This one is used in a mall in Gadsden, Alabama. We are working on getting a supply for
the New Issues Service. Very attractive token.
GARDEN STATE/PLAZA/PARAMUS/NEW JERSEY /rwm •
B 28 Sd Admit One/ (carousel horse) /Venetian Carousel
Finally tracked down the origin, and we are working on getting a supply for N.I.S. A
lot of phone calls were necessary to talk to the actual carousel operator.
TRAVEL SAFE WITH SADD / CHARLOTTETOWN / (SHOT GLASS & KEY WITH
DIAGONAL LINE THRU)
Pr 38 Sd I Promise Not to Drink and Drive/Students Against Drinking
and Driving/ (building) (black lettering)
Louis Craw^ford discovered the above a couple years back and we've been unable to con-
nect with anybody up there. Until now. I have finally, after several phone calls,
made a connection. These were sold at $5 on New Year's Eve a couple years ago, and
were good for a taxi ride, to keep kids from driving after too much celebrating. There
was also a yellow token worth $8, which I have not seen, I am working on obtaining a
supply for us, but where they have any left is problematical. This is our first listing
for Prince Edward Island.
Joe Radomskl recently acquired a senior token from Lake Havasu City, AZ , which no
one else has been able to acquire. The token is brass, otherwise like AZ 375 C listed
this month. We got supplies of 375 C for the N.I.S. , but they refuse to let us have
even one of the brass token, which is for seniors only, sold at 20 for $23. I stopped
by on my trip west in blazing heat. First went to City Hall, and was tol-d I could pur-
chase regular $3 adult tokens right there. But the "gold" tokens? I had to go to an
agency that served seniors about a mile away. I drove over in heavy traffic and 117
degree heat, walked upstairs to a little office in a strip mall, and the friendly lady
said I could purchase 20 tokens for $25, "after you fill out the form." As I was un-
able to supply a local address, I was told I couldn''t buy any tokens, Period, "Not
even one?" "Not even one!" I wasn’t even allowed to look at one of them.. I am still
hopeful that we shall be able to get a supply of these, but for the moment the token if
unavailable, except for the one they sent Joe Radomskl. But eventually nearly every
ken becomes available.
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SUPPLEMENT #13 TO WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
By Harold V. Ford
ACROSS FROM METRO LINK DEPOT 510 W
YOU SUPPLY THE REST.
Car Wash Token Free! Trial Wash
Vista 961 (ex Unidentified 481)
FOUNTAIN CAR WASH $3 WASH TOKEN
A Bz 20 Sd No Cash Value No Cash Value hm (eagle on emblem over sreach) 3.00
FLORIDA
Orlando 630
CLEAN ARENA 11470 E COLONIAL DR ORLANDO FLORIDA
B Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car) ,50
Tampa 910 (relisting D and adding E)
MURPHY’S CARWASHES TAMPA CLEARWATER PALM HARBOR
D WM 23 Sd Carwash Token c (antique car) (reeded edge) (ACb) .50
E WM 23 Sd Carwash Token c (antique car) (plain edge) (ACb) .50
CHAPMAN WE SUPPLY THE BEST!
(Good For 30 Days) rwm 3.50
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CALIFQRNIA
Orange 60
C o Bz 25 Sd
IOWA
Calmar 120 (ex Unidentified 483)
KLIMESH MOTOR SALES INCORPORATED 562-3241 NON REFUNDABLE
NO CASH VALUE
A Bz 29 Sd Automatic Car Wash Token hh (antique car)
Keokuk 510
TURBO WASH r 25C VALUE AUTOMATIC SELF-SERVE
C o Bz 25 Sd Keokuk Ft. Madison rwm
MARYLAND
Cumberland 380
DIAMOND SHINE CARWASH (DIAMOND)
J WM 25 Sd Carwash Token No Cash Value, No Refunds $1^ (reeded edge)
Frederick 520 (ex Unidentified 478)
EAST FREDERICK CAR WASH ONE 1
A Bz 27 Sd Freedom hm (eagle on emblem over wreath)
MICHIGAN
Detroit 225 ,
SCOTTY’S SERVICE 23— & W. VERNOR
C o B 23 Sd Good For 1 Car Wash
Kalamazoo 530
CUPID’S AUTO WASH 511 E. MICHIGAN-KALAMAZOO , MICHIGAN
B o Bz 25 Sd Good For One Auto Wash Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Only
2.50
5.00
1.00
2.50
5.00
5.00
MISSISSIPPI
Meridian 620
DIXIE OIL #37 325 HOT 19N DIXIE rwm
A Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (truck, car, van, with horizontal lines
behind) -50
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JULY SUPPLEMENT TO TKE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
-July 2002-
ARIZONA
Lake Havasu City 375. (Reported by Bill Sowell)
LAKE/HAVASU/TRANSIT/GOOD FOR/ONE FARE
C A 25 Sd (eagle and stars) /rwm (anodized blue) $3.00
CALIFORNIA
San Diego 7A5 (Reported by Bill Sowell)
METROPOLITAN/TRANSIT SYSTEM/MTS (incuse in logo) r
AE WM 23 Sd One/Urban Fare/1 (incuse) / (streetcar & bus) (Sxnin brass center) 2.00
San Jose 775 (Reported by Bill Del Palacio)
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY /VTAr (logo)
P S 23 Sd Redeem For Day Pass/Adult/A (8mm brass center) (* 7/1/02) A. 00
Q B 20 Sd Redeem For Day Pass/Youth/Y (8ram stainless steel center) (*7/1/02) 2.50
CONNECTICUT
Warehouse Point 550 (Reported by Steve Kellner)
E B
23 Sd
THE CONNECTICUT /ELECTRIC RAILWAY /CER (LOGO) (ALL INCUSE)
ONE /FARE /rwm
Car 355/(open streetcar) /Celebrating/-100-/Years (5,000 struck)
(* 6/28/02)
6.00
OREGON
Eugene
2A0
(Reported by Fred McGinnis)
M B
16 Sd
LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT/EUGENE OREGON/LTD (LOGO) /rwm
Good For/One Fare/LTD/rwm (*2001)
.50
N A
25 Sd
LANE TRANSIT DISTRI CT /EUGENE , OREGON /LTD (LOGO)
Lane Transit District/Eugene , 0regon/LTD(logo) /rwm (* 7/1/02)
1.00
UNIDENTIFIED
(Reported by John Dunlap)
278 Ve
2A Sd
THOMPSON RUN R-R./FARE/Ap
C.W.S.
CANADA - BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver
800
(Reported by Ronald Greene)
THE BIG/5/AUT0 AND TAXICAB SERVICE /PHONE SEY./550 616
75.00
W 0 B 27
Sd
Ask For/Norman/Almas/and get/25 cents
X o B 27
Sd
Ask For/Bob/Storms/and get/25 cents
UNION/TAXI-CAB/CO., LTD./SEY. 76
75.00
Y o A 2A
Sd
Good For/25c/in Cash
75.00
Victoria
850
(Reported by Ronald Greene)
C. & C. /TAXI /SERVICE /LTD.
75.00
J o A 29
Sd
Good For/25c/in Trade (Sc)
sV A A
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
The Lake Havasu token has been distributed by the New Issues Service to its members
As tokens have been in use there since 1987 or 1988, we are uncertain when 375 C went in
to use. It is a dial-a-ride operation, and tokens are sold in City Hall.
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Bill Sowell learned of tbe new San Diego token on the internet. It replaces all
of the older tokens, which are now being melted down. Bill has obtained a supply for
members of the New Issues Service,
The new San Jose tokens render the older 775 N and 0 obsolete. The new ones are
good for an all-day pass to ride light rail, buses, and historic streetcars in down-
town. The adult tokens sell at 5 for $18, for a $4 fare; the youth tokens sell at 5
for $11.25, for a $2.50 fare. The new tokens were tied in with introduction of new
light rail cars, which are handicapped-friendly: the door and floor at the center of
the car are level with the boarding platforms, making them easily wheelchair-access-
ible. The older cars needed a ramp put down which was very time intensive, according
to information supplied by Bill Del Palacio, who reported the tokens. When a rider
drops the token in the fare box, he or she is handed a day pass for limitless rides
that day. The New Issues Service will supply these to its members.
The Connecticut Electric Railway Assn, operates the trolley museum at Warehouse
Point, CT, which was the site for the ride associated with the AVA 1997 convention.
They have issued a beautiful token, good for adult fare, to commemorate the 100th an-
niversary of Fairhaven & Westville KR Co. Open Car #355, which is pictured on the
token. This car later ran for the Connecticut Company, and was one of the last open
cars running in revenue service in this country. It was retired in 1948, and acquired
by the Museum. It is currently being restored to its original condition, and should
be finished later this year. Five thousand of the tokens were struck by Roger Williams
Mint in June of this year. The token is good for a $6.00 adult fare in the museum,
good for rides. Thanks to Steve Kellner, the Connecticut Trolley Museum is making a
supply of these available to our New Issues Service at a reduced rate.
Fred McGinnis reported that the new ISiiim brass Eugene, OR, token has been out for
about a year. It is like OR 240 D, but has "Oregon" spelled out. The small token is
for youth and senior use with a 50<; fare value. They sell at 5 for $2.10, for use by
seniors over 62, and kids age 5 to 18. The aluminum adult token went into use July 1.
They are sold at 5 for $5, for a $1 cash fare. "For anyone age 19-51," according to
the envelope in which they are sold. The N.I.S. hopes to have supplies of these two
tokens for its members.
The Unidentified 278 was mentioned in The Fare Box a while back. No one has come
forward with any suggestions. John Coffee searched the internet, and there are Thomp-
sons Runs in Pennsylvania and Ohio, so probably the token is from that area. We'd like
at least to have some listing for a railroad with that name. Certainly an old one.
The three Vancouver, BC, tokens were described in Ron Greene's splendid article
in last month's issue. The Victoria token will be given full coverage in a pending
article that Ron has already sent to John Coffee for publication, we hope in the Aug-
ust or September issue.
Several collectors has reported plastic transportation and car wash tokens that
differ from listed issues, but which were not obtained from the source. We contacted
some of the firms named on the tokens, and they denied ever having issued or used such
tokens. We believe these plastic oddities are errors or trials or something. It would
appear that plastic token manufacturers may be doing what manufacturers of wooden tokens
have long been doing, so oddball plastic tokens need to be confirmed as legitimate is-
sues before we list them.
if
MA 1000 D TOKENS THROUGH THE N.I.S.
For those members who have ordered, but not received, these tokens, an additional
supply has been obtained. They will be included with N.I.S. Shipment 02-6 in early
September. Thank you for your patience.
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= SUPPLEMENT #JVP-43 TO FEISEL'S FIFTH =
ALASKA
AI^ICHO^A.GE-3050 (Attributed by a non-member) (Formerly PTUN-3049)
SPRING PARKING / ALASKA (kangaroo wiih baby)
J o B 25 Sd Good For / 25c / In Trade 5.00
NEW YORK
SYRACUSE-3875 (Reported by R Schcpp)
R T C / NO / CASH / VALUE / RWM (Regional Transportation Ccoler)
C B 25 Sd RWM (eagle surrounded by stars) 1.00
ENGLAND
CAI'JTERBURY-SISS
CAl'JTERBURY / CITY COUNCIL (letters fit numeral on cdge)(bujldmg scene}(0&R: black letiering)
A Po 28 Sd Parking / Token / Canterbury / Park And Ride 2.00
= ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS =
IL-3150-F: add rev D
MO-3775-Ab; addt vars
NJ-3885-K: add rev C
PTUN-3044: add vars: (O: Upright of F in FOR points up to,..)
a. (I)
b, (N)
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
I have been searching for some time the actual location of the SPRING PAP.KING
token. I happened upon a sell list of tokens by Roy Brown of Anchorage Alaska.
He has confirmed its location. Anyone wishing to contact him for possible token
availability can do so at 3201 Spenard Rd Anchorage, AK 99503, or try his e mail
address --roycoins Salaska . com.
The information I have been able to obtain on the SYRACUSE token is that these
tokens are sold by the Center itself and the MiT banks locally. Tokens cost $1.00
unless you are a senior citizen or disabled, then they cost 50c. Maybe a local
collector can fill us in as to where and how they are put into use,
John Ohlson gave us the "additions" above. GABRIELLE'S is still a mystery as to
its location.
FEISEL'S FIFTH is available from me direct at $25 postpaid book rate. Hard
bound & over 300 pages with ID finder. Also included will be sheets listing all
newly listed tokens with supplement references.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 =
From the internet and phone calls I have learned that WA 780 Y and AA, the Easy
Streets tokens, are no longer valid for anything. They have been replaced by "CityPark"
tokens which are good for $1 off bus fare^ and possibly ^Iso for parking? I have not
seen one so don'^t know^ whaf they;, look like. , . . . . ,
There is a new 32mm blue-anodized aluminum token that just went into use in Temple,
Texas. It has blank reverse, and a big "T" on obverse over the word "basic" and some
other inscription I can't make out from a smeared rubbing. They refuse to have anything
fe do with collectors, Can any Texas collectors help us: out with thi's- one?
Killeen, Texas, has just put into use two new tokens. One is 32mm aluminum, and
the other is a grey plastic octagonal, Thes-e are used by Hill Country Transit District,
as $1 tokens, but, again, they are not inclined to sell to collectors. If any of our
Texas members can help us obtain a supply, please let us know,
Randy Glucksman reports that PA 765 AG, the incline token, will no longer be accep-
ted for fare after December 31, 2002. After that date the token will be sold strictly as
a souvenir, for $2 each.
A1 Zaika, in response to my article on' shopping carts in England that you could onl’'’
get by putting a coin in a slot, that several supermarkets in the USA do thie same. You
must put 25c in a slot to get the cart, but several of them do use tokens- for the pur-
pose,. He sent me one, an aluminum with a big nose on it, inscribed "PATHHARK" used at
Pathmark Stores. Apparently most have abandoned the system, but a few still use it.
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A D STHOAf^O'otr I 0, ■ N
JULY
2 D 0 2
Maruo^eA/i; Anna S So4 BiUien,
731 EoA't/i 26C^ Stne^t Minne^poCiA MN 55^04-4402 (612) 571-4699
Ads of up Lo 3 column inches In eoch cecdgory ere free co AVA members. Larger ads
n, ^3 or full page) must be sene co the 'Fare Box editor. 'Ads must reach the mana-
gers by the fifth of the dtonth of issue, or they will be held for next month's
issue. DO HOT nun Ch& dame, ad in condecuPioe iAdueA ivibhout changing the. wo'uUng. Use
Che 2-iebteA State abbreviation in your ad. as well as your name, address and
complete 9-digit zip code, whicn can be found by looHin^ at a previous ad. or in
the AV A membership roster. Submit only one ad per catagory, more will be combined
into one ad , or held for next mon t h ' s i ssue . Please, only cuIa xedatAng to itemA
UAted in puUicationA the Amenioan [ieotunidt Addooiation
. CLOSE
Oi riUCliGH AUG. 25 1
5 ;vtiSCELLANEGUS
30 TRADE
Min Bid shown • -t- PI; [Rl]
520-F $2.75; 7C0-J $3.25, P
$3.00; ISC] 24C-Ca $6.00;
310-B $8.50; 450-C $9.00;
60C-E $4.90; SSO-AafBU)
$12.00; (SO 680=B $2.50h
"IN' 20=A $3.00n 20=C
$2.50, DabU¥ $3.00h 345=A
$4.00, B $5.50n 430=B '
$15.00h 540=D S3.00h 600=G
$3.00, Kaa3U¥ $3.60.
Gene Hurford
1527 Tulip Court
!',U, be disposing of my 7100
different TljS over the next
year or so.. If you want a
price list of the 274 from
AL, AK, AZ, JAR send me a
60C SASE.
Bill Garrison
9505 Normdhdy Avenue
Morton Grove IL
60053-15.37
Let's trade. Have all AVA
types (includi.ng a few real
estate), and lots of diverse
non-A'yfA tokens and
exonumia. Want TT's. Send
your list and collecting
interests.
Jon Ciecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA
19020-3689
25 SALE .
Will trade [CO] 140-K and
Longmont CO
Attention New Collectors: 1
[NM] 40-M, separately or
together, at catalogue value
for non-tour tokens r.atalo-
80501 =2454
still have over iSOO differ-
er.tUS TT's for sale at i WX
catalogue plus postage and
insurance. Send want lists.
Q1 CAB WASH
guing at least $2,50 each.
Send offer by e-mail:
iohlscri(S>at:Di.com or mail.
John E. Ohlson Jr
1257 Bristol Lane
Buffalo Grove IL
60089-1209
Intermediate level collector
has mostly common tokens |
to tradefor similar. Please
send your trade list and 1
Edrick J. Miller
3251 Idaho Lane
Costa Mesa CA
92626-2235
will send mine. Send by
E=maii johlsorx^ttbi.com or
30 TRADE
10 Y7AHTED
by mail.
John E. Oh Ison Jr
1257 Bristol Lane
Buffalo Grove lik.
60089=1209
Have toll free token from
Longview WA, Oct 19, 1965.
This i.s a commemorative
given out when they
removed Toil. Have been told
it's listed in Atwoods vol 2
cat. Offers in TT or CW.
Gi 1 bert Vogel
3314 Maple St. Apt 2
Longview HA 98632-3352
[OH] 225-A & B (Cuyahoga
Fails):
rtrowbridge 99_gtyahoo.com
Richard' Trowbridge
5188 Everhard Rd liW
Apartment 11
Canton OH 44718-
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APPLICATIONS FOR KEMBERSHIP
-July 2002-
3107 JOHN V. MEYER - 916 LINCOLN PLACE - PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA 94044-4409
Age 58; Retired. Collects U.S. (Bill Coleman)
3108 JEFF ROBBINS - 1335 HILL DRIVE - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90041
Age 57; Teacher. Collects U.S., Canada (Schneider)
3109 PATSY PAGE - 77 TURKEY CREEK - ALACHUA, FLORIDA 32615 - (prl02@aol.com)
Collects U.S. (Schneider)
3110 RANDY LARSEN - 131 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE - STILLWATER LAKE, NOVA SCOTIA B3Z 1G2
Age 63; Retired. Collects ME,MA,NH, Canada, NS Carwash. (Bill Weber)
3111 JIM HOOD - P.O. BOX 172 - TELFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 18969
Age 55; Accountant. Collects U.S., parking, (Bill Weber)
3112 DEAN H. PARK - 35 BLUEFEATHER COURT - SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95834
Collects U.S., Canada (Bill Weber)
REINSTATEMENT TO MEMBERSHIP
2681 Sharon June Miller - 344 Rowland Springs Road, S.E, - Cartersville , GA 30121-5238
RESIGNATION FROM MEMBERSHIP : L-1125 Herbert Lee Nott
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
2700 Donald Bailey - P.O. Box 1272 - Etowah, North Carolina 28729
1234 Donald G. Harlow - 2028 West 30th Place - Kennewick, Washington 99337-3168
2771 Robert F. Mills - 505 Walker Road - Elizabeth, NC 15037-1118 (phone: 412-384-4081)
2790 Clyde Penicnak - 813 E. Oakton #203 - Elk Grove, Illinois 60007
3082 Richard Trowbridge - 5188 Everhard Rd . NW, Apt. 11 - Canton, OH 44718
(phone 330-493-8229)
CORRECTIONS TO ROSTER
L-441 H. Don Allen - 6150 Bienville Ave, - Brossard, Quebec J4Z 1W8
1832 Karl E. Gabsch - email; k.gabsch@att.net
1539 William A. Del Palacio - email: heyinrbillbw@aol , com
3009 Roger McLellan - email: mcandmac@attbi.com
2792 Timothy R. Schroeder - 93 South Pontiac Drive - Janesville, Wisconsin 53545
2697 Dennis Yule - email: dmyule@snet.net (not "dnyule")
CORRECTION TO FARE BOX MAILING LIST
ADD: Robert A. Spencer - 4330 Gladiola Street - Golden, Colorado 80403-1856
DECEASED ;
L-128 Roy Carpenter (Errington, British Columbia)
1775 George E. Linden, Jr. (Slletz, Oregon)
SELLING A PAIR OF TT's: LANCASTER, OH 440 B (maroon), 440 C (red), at catalogue of
$9.25 per pair plus 50c postage or 5 pairs for $40 . 00 .. .Postpaid insured.
A.B.C. Art & Coin - 8910 Brecksville Rd. - Brecksville, Ohio 44141 . . (paid l
AUCTION: UNTUNCHED SOLID (UPS) TT's: CA 575 Q, 715 Z, 985 C D; MA 115 J; OH 835 A;
OR 700 G H. = Harold V. Ford - 43 Arroyo Drive - Moraga, CA 94556.
There will be the usual long summer hiatus between this (July) issue and the next issue
The August and September issues will be mailed together in one mailing about September
30 or October 1. Meanwhile, the Editor's email address is snowyowll 501 @earthlink .net
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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2002 OUR 662nd ISSUE
CAIJJRENCE S . H€f PER
Eaisrence Hnpper, RhA £-1268, flf Dallas, jainad us in June, 1971, usher he luas already
60 years nld. A chemist by profession, he liveb at the time in Des tHoines. JDe cor-
responbeb often, hut tmo years ago his copies of ^he Pare Box mere returne£i. As he
mas a life member me retained him on the rolls, and just this month me learned that
^ he had died tmo years ago. ICe have lost another of our omn, and a good friend.
August 26. In recent years I have mailed the August £ September issues together
in one mailing at the end of September, But this year I have the time, and plenty
of material, to send them out separately. The September issue will be out by itself
around the end of that month.
All copies of the splended new AVA membership roster, prepared for us by Paul
Cunningham, have been mailed. Some inaccuracies have been discovered because a
few address changes haven't been noted. Also several life members have been kept
on the rolls although we have heard nothing from them. So the roster mailing has
helped us perfect our mailing list. If there is any inaccuracy in your listing in the
roster, please notify Paul Cunningham and the Editor, so we can make the correction.
Bill Garrison informs me that Alan Collinge, AVA 2762, of Stoughton, MA, has
been in hospital some time now with a serious heart problem. I'm sure he'd love to
hear from any of our members.
The McKinney Avenue Transit Authority, which operates a delightful electric
streetcar line in Dallas, has been a prolific issuer of tokens: eleven varieties! (TX
255 S-V and X-AD). I called them this summer to see if they produced yet another
variety, and was informed that henceforth rides are free. No fare is charged. Tokens
on hand will be sold strictly as souvenirs.
This has been quite summer. I drove alone to California and back, traversing
25 states, acquired a bunch of tokens for my collection including several census ones,
^ and learned of quite a few new issues. I attended one of the best conventions we've
ever held in Wisconsin, and returned to Boston via Highway 17 thru Ontario, entering
at Sault Ste. Marie and exiting at Cornwall. I was afraid that getting into Canada
might be more complicated with the new security measures in place, but I was waved
thru in about 20 seconds, and waved back into the USA in about 15 seconds. It must
be my honest appearance.
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1 left ^ioraga, CA, on Saturday, August 3, and spent the first night in Bend,
OR. The next overnights were Superior, MT; Miles City, MT ; Valley City, ND;
and Menomonie, Wl. At Sauk Centre, MN, home of Nobel Prize winning author Sin-
clair Lewis, I decided to see if they had issued anything since the listed MN 780
A. So on my cell phone I called the number on the token, and was told that the
yellow octagon is still the only one. But the lady, who was in St. Cloud, inciden-
tally, asked me if I wanted a red one from another city. Red one? Well, seems
there was a red token in use in Cold Spring, MN, about 25 miles distant on back
roads. I was given the name of the lady in charge of the bus, "who is at the Senior
Center across from the Catholic Church." I found the Senior Center and asked
for the lady, only to be told she would not be back till Monday. "Who has the
tokens?" I asked. This other lady said she had them, $1.00 each. As there are
so many plastics from Minnesota, 1 was not certain this was a new one, so only
bought five of them. Turns out it is a new one:
TRI-CITY/TRANSIl/ONE WAY IRIP/PH, 202-7824
Pr 29 Sd (blank) (white lettering on obverse)
The Tri-Cities are Cold Spring, Richmond, and Rockville, Minnesota.
About noon on Thursday I arrived at our Convention hotel at Appleton, saw Ed
Axthelm and Bill S Kathy Weber, so the three of us drove in Bill’s car to iola for
the get-together at Krause Publications. A bunch of AVA'ers were already there
when we arrived, and Cliff Mishler came out and greeted us, and gave us a grand
tour of the very extensive plant of Krause Publications. As we entered the building,
which houses over 300 employees — the largest employer in lola — each of us was given
a pure silver Club Tour token for the ride in an antique Yellowstone bus from the
plant to Chet Krause's antique car collection. The pure silver token, in proof con-
dition (each housed in a plastic holder) is described thus:
KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS 50 / KP / 1952 2002 /
INTEGRITY - PHILOSOPHY - PERFORMANCE /
QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Sv 38 Sd Good For /One/Round Trip/Souvenir /8-8-02/
Between Krause Publications and the Chet Krause
Auto Collection/1921 Leyland English Touring Bus/
1937 White Yellowstone Bus [reeded edge]
I was told by Cliff Mishler that only 70 of these were struck, and nearly all were
given out to attendees at our convention. What a fabulous souvenir! Chet's antique
car collection contains some 57 antique autos. My favorite was a 1929 Packard
Dietrich Phaeton, but he also has a 1912 Sears Runabout and a 1903 Ford Model A
Tonneau. In addition to the autos there are some 29 antique trucks, and various
ambulances, buses, and ancient engines and fire trucks. Quite a feast for the eyes.
Speaking of feasting, in due time enough food to feed several conventions was
brought in, and we all enjoyed an informal, but delicious, dinner. One of the most
memorable occasions of any AVA convention I have attended.
From lola to Appleton is over 50 miles, and we were back at the Hilton just
as darkness was descending. Next day was an all-day bourse, at which I learned
of a number of tokens not previously reported, and made the acquaintance of at
least ten members who had not attended previous conventions. For myself a de-
lightful occasion was when I spotted the Bethel, Alaska 110 A, among some tokens
that Gene Johnson was showing. 1 asked what he wanted for it— I've been chasing
that cute little token for over a year — and he replied, "Oh, you can have it." As
you may imagine, I was light-headed for the rest of the day. The token pictures
a van bus unlike any other bus on any token I have ever seen. The line that used
it lasted only briefly and has been out of business for some years now.
The AVA Convention tour token, distributed that morning when we registered,
is one of the most attractive we've ever issued. Only 300 were struck. This one
was definitely used: we had to show it for the train ride and to enter the rail-
road museum grounds in Green Bay, to prove we were with the AVA. Each is housed
in its round plastic container.
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Friday evening was the Convention Auction, and prices seemed more reasonable
than in the past. There were some real bargains this time, as well as some high
prices (e.g. the Hawaiian key tags). One reason, I believe, is that a number of
members at the floor auction were yawning and not as lively bidders as when the
auction was held in the afternoons, as in the past. Or in the mornings.
Saturday we spent all day at Green Bay, arriving about 10 A.M. Again, I rode
with Bill S Kathy Weber, and Ed Axthelm, in Bill's car. Everything was on the
grounds of the National Railway Museum, which offers 20-minute train rides behind
a steam engine which has been altered so that actual power is a diesel engine hidden
in the tender. But it looks like a steamer! Inside the large buildings were all sorts
of things dear to the hearts of rail fans, and a real "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4, an enormous
locomotive, as well as lots of other engines and passenger cars. Hundreds of local
people were present for the reenactment of an imaginary Civil War battle, and hun-
dreds of people from age 11 to age 80+ were in period costumes and uniforms of both
the Union and Confederate armies. I am not interested in battle reenactments, but
I enjoyed the general ambience of the place, and John Hoffman, Ed Axthelm, and
I wandered all over the grounds and climbed a very tall tower that gave us a grand
view of everything. The day did seem overlong, though, and as the afternoon wore
on most of us sat in the shade on picnic benches and talked tokens. Dinner was
about 6:30 pm, and as we were the guests of the Civil War people, they allowed us
to get first in line, for which we were all grateful. Dinner was excellent, devoured
on the picnic benches in the shade. It was a warm day, but not hot. All in all,
a delightful way to spend a Saturday.
Sunday was our business meeting, friendly and brief as always. When it was
over 1 left before the complimentary brunch enjoyed by nearly everyone else. 1
headed north, across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and spent the night at
Manistique on the north shore of Lake Michigan. It was a perfect evening as I
walked along the lake beach. A brisk wind was blowing off the lake which, for all
intents and purposes resembled the ocean with big waves whipped into white caps.
Next day I entered Canada, spent the night at North Bay, Ontario, and reentered
the USA at Cornwall, crossing the Cornwall-Massena Bridge as it was once known
when it used tokens. I spent my last night on the road at Malone, NY, and was
back home in Boston on Wednesday, August 14, which happened to be the hottest
and muggiest day in 25 years in Boston. It was lOT^ as I drove in! So from
Needles, CA, where it was a dry 122°, to Boston where it was a muggy 101°, I saw
lots of heat this summer.
At the convention Roger Bolz showed me a number of plastic tokens he has ac-
quired, which were previously unknown to us. Several are simply manufacturing
errors, but some are new issues. For instance he had a MN 740 A but with a blank
reverse. I phoned the authority in St. James and was informed that they did,
indeed, have a token with a blank reverse as well as one with the inscription on
both sides. We are trying to get a supply for N.I.S. He also has a token like NY
25 H and J but his is blue with "Community Solutions For Transportation 843-9935"
on its reverse. I calledAmsterdam and will try to get some for the N.I.S. I think
there may be a handicapped token as well with the new reverse. Then a couple other
fascinating ones he had:
SILVERLINE/IRAKSPORTATION/919-778-8251
Pr 29 Sd $1.00/Ioken (silver lettering)
TURTLE CREEK TAVERN/GOOD FOR ONE/PREPAID BEVERAGE/
614-2645/8742 WURZBACH RD SAN ANTONIO, TX
Py 42 Sd Good For One Cab Ride/(taxicab) /Local Only (black lettering)
The Silverline token is being checked out by Bill Boncek. It's used in Goldsboro,
NC, by a firm that operates some 17 van buses. Bill thinks we can get a quantity
for our New Issues Service. The Turtle Creek Tavern token struck me as unusual.
Bob Rieder went over and checked it out. He says that it is good for $25 worth
of taxi rides, and is sold to patrons who might otherwise be unable to drive. This
place is more than just a tavern. Bob says. It is also an "adult shop," offering
various things to its patrons in addition to beverages. Enough said. At $25 per,
I don't think our N.I.S. will be handling this one.
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NOTES ON THE AVA 52nd. ANNUAL CONVENTION
Gerald “Gene” Johnson -L-275
We arrived in lola, Wisconsin early, about three hours before convention
time, to utilize the extensive Krause Publications numismatic library and
identify several early Greek coins. After making photo copies from a couple
of Greek coin catalogs, we headed to the antique shop in downtown lola,
and there ran into AVA Vice President Bill Sowell and Jenine. After the
purchase of several glass paper weights for our modest collection, the
four of us adjourned to the lola park for a chat and a snack.
The breeze off the mill pond was delightful as Bill went through a ring
binder of common tokens a friend at Krause Pub had asked me to sell for
him. (No luck, they were all common). Shortly after 2 PM, we returned to
the Krause building on State Street, and found a gathering of about twenty
collectors under a shade tree waiting for the convention proper to begin.
We were soon met by host Cliff Mishler of KP, who announced that a
special fare token had been struck for use on the two antique busses that
would provide our transit to the Chet Krause Auto Museum which was a
mile or so away. We then walked to the office area of the Krause complex,
where receptionist Betty Johnson, (no relation) handed out beautifully
struck 39mm silver fare tokens to each registered AVA member. The group
then split into smaller segments for a 30 minute overview look at the
massive Krause operation.
Our walking tour touched lightly on the complicated magazine and book
producing process, and revealed the “employee friendly” atmosphere of
this state of the art workplace. At the tours end we were all supplied with
goodie bags filled with magazines published by KP. After a pleasant
breather under a shade tree, the vintage busses of our transport arrived
for the ten minute ride to Chet Krause’s car museum.
The two vehicles, an open air 1920 Leyland, and a more modern 1937
White bus, groaned and shuddered, but delivered us proudly to the nicely
groomed auto park. We disembarked to find a triad of interlocking
buildings with wide openings revealing a mind boggling mix of auto-
mobiles, trucks, and tractors. The air was filled with our ooh-ing and ah-
ing. The pristine vehicle collection is the personal property of publisher
Chester L.“Chet” Krause of lola. We asked Chet to name his favorite
vehicle, but he was unable to do so, saying each car had it’s own personal
history with him. Chet felt the 1921 Kissel car (manufactured at Hartford
Wisconsin) was the most difficult to restore.
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After a full 90 minutes of auto inspection, our 52 person group was seated
for a fine catered three meat buffet meal in the auto museum. Irene and I
were seated with Humberto and Magali Costa, who had flown over from
Puerto Rico to attend the convention. After enjoying the meal, and as a
group thanking Chet and Cliff, each vecturist was presented with a hard
cover copy of the Krause Publications history book, “Pioneer Publisher,”
which Chet graciously autographed for the conventioneers.
Then, it was back to the Krause Publication parking lot in the antique
busses, and the 40 mile ride in our autos to our Appleton hotel.
With plenty of Wisconsin late afternoon daylight remaining, we drove
through the pretty towns of Scandinavia and Waupaca, and arrived at 8 PM
at the crisp new Hilton Hotel in Kimberly for our three day adventure.
For the benefit of those not attending the convention, Appleton and a half
dozen other communities all intertwine and meld into a “greater”
Appleton. It often seems the several city dividing lines are drawn down
the center of a street. Hence our Kimberly hotel address.
After a good nights sleep and morning continental breakfast, at 9 AM we
registered and received IDtags, and entered the Friday bourse. The tables
featured many, many vectures, as well as a large and pleasing mix of
other exonumia. Overall, it seems everyone found something for their
collections. That evening, auction lot viewing began at 7PM, and the annual
auction a half hour later. The floor bidding was competitive and brisk.
After a second enjoyable 7AM continental breakfast, our group gathered
for a 9AM "convoy” trip visit to the National Railway Museum at Green
Bay, Wisconsin. We dutifully lined up our automobiles for the relatively
straight forward 30 minute drive north. Within two miles, the “convoy”
had fallen apart in heavy traffic and highway 41 construction projects,
and it was every man for himself! The Costa’s and Johnson autos
wondered into Green Bay on Lombardi Avenue, viewed the construction on
Lambeau Field, and asked for directions to the RR Museum. Here we
flashed our tour tokens a the gate and parked near the museum building.
We began our coverage of the museum and re-enactment grounds with an
inspection of some of the civil war camps, and found the smell of food
cooking over a wood fire charming. At the museum building auditorium,
Abe Lincoln impersonator Fritz Klein gave a passionate 30 minute speech
explaining the premise of the civil war from the viewpoint of then
president Abe Lincoln. With many options, we next chose to ride the train
on a scenic trip past the civil war encampments, which were scattered
over the extensive rail museum grounds located on the pretty Fox River.
Apparently well endowed financially, the complex has exceptional housing
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for the trains that have been restored, top notch work (frog) shops, and
some impressive static displays of rolling stock. Our tour train was an old
steamer that was now a hi bred, with its real power source in the form of
a diesel engine hidden inside the coal car behind the engine. Pulling two
restored passenger cars, it had a passenger capacity of 1 60 souls. With
the windows open, it was a cool, interesting, but short in duration ride.
Returning to the depot, we sought out the food tent, quite an adventure.
Gyllians tent tavern featured a re enactment fare of “Rat on a Stick,”
“Blooming Onions, ’’Fried Apple Pies,”Partan Bree,”and Cornish Trap Pies,”
along with home made root beer. The dough bread type food was excellent!!
After the noon meal we wandered through the museum itself, and a huge
display room with five large trains. One train, the “Dwight D. Eisenhower”
had been shipped to the rail museum all the way from England!
Then it was time to embark on the train for the Civil War battlefield re-
enactment. The very well choreographed “battle” was in reality a nicely
staged civil war skirmish between two platoon sized units. The blue and
grey soldiers were authentically dressed and armed, and outdid them
selves in a great re-enactment. Two Confederate and one Union cannon
dueled and filled the air with cordite and smoke. The noisy hour long
skirmish was well received by 750 viewers on a warm and humid day.
The “battle” nicely portrayed the outmoded and casualty prone military
tactics of the 1 860s, and the use of very young troops, (often only T 4
and 15 years old). The role of women nurses serving the wounded right
among the troops was a far cry from current wars.
The battle completed, our train and shuttle buses then arrived, the train
making several trips to return the viewers to the depot. In the shady depot
area, our conventioneers awaited a special and different annual AVA
banquet, a charcoal fired cookout! The catered cookout was prepared for
the large re-enactment staff, and we were to be their special guests. The
sumptuous three meat buffet of burgers, chicken breast and brats, with all
the trimmings, finished off a pleasantly busy day.
We chose to return to the hotel in daylight, and passed up the Civil War
dancing by the re-enactors. Traffic had decreased on busy highway 41 on
our return to the Hilton/Kimberly. Worn out by a long day, we retired early.
Due to commitments back in Wisconsin Rapids, we were unable to attend
the Sunday morning AVA business meeting and brunch, instead heading
home after breakfast at the Kimberly/Hilton.
The 52nd AVA convention turned out to be a warm and pleasing gathering
of old folks and old friends.
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MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE MEETING
A.V. A. ANNUAL CONVENTION AT APPLETON, WI.
The 52"‘^ Annual Executive meeting of the American Vecturist Association was called to order by
President John Hoffmann at 2:05PM, in the Vanasten Room of the Hilton Garden Inn,
Appleton/Kimberly, Wisconsin on Saturday, August 10, 2002.
Attendees were: John Hoffmann, President
William Sowell, Vice President
Joel Reznick, Treasurer
Keith Haney, Curator
John Coffee, Editor of the Fare Box
Karl E. Gabsch, Secretary pro tempore
President Hoffmann recognized Karl E. Gabsch as Secretary pro tempore until the 2003 elections.
President Hoffmann recognized Paul Cunningham as the driving force behind the publication and
distribution of the AVA 2002 membership roster.
Treasurer Reznick proposed and it was unanimously approved that all future rosters will provide
advertising space for dealers and collectors on the back cover and inside both covers to defer some of the
publication and distribution expense in producing the roster. The expense for the 2002 roster was
S2,300.00. All corrections to the Roster are to be submitted to Paul Cunningham.
President Hoffmann opened to the floor a discussion about the World Transportation Token
Catalogue.
Topics: 1.) Utilization of Cataloguing Processes
John Coffee will obtain legal advice regarding copy write law.
2.) Foreign Transportation Token Supplement Committee
Bill Weber has volunteered to become the Chairman of the committee and
during the business meeting President Hoffmann will ask the floor for volunteers to serve on the
committee.
Treasurer Reznick announced that William Garrison plans to publish a token bibliophile from all
past issues of the Fare Box. The bibliophile will list each time a token is mentioned by edition number
and page of the Fare Box in which the token was mentioned. A completion date was not projected for a
project of this magnitude.
President Hoffmann read the 2001 Executive Meeting Minutes.
Old Business:
A discussion about supplying a copy of the Atwood Coffee Catalogue to be attached to the
display board was had and it was decided that the person or group using the board should supply their
own copy of the catalogue.
A discussion about the development and minting of a 25 and 50 year membership medal
was had and it was decided that Treasurer Reznick will investigate the cost of producing a 25 year silver
medal and a 50 year gold plated silver medal.
New Business:
Treasurer Reznick reported that the Life Membership Fund balance is diminishing due to
the following factors.
1. ) The continued downward trend of the stock market.
2. ) Publishing of the Car Wash Tokens of North America, Second Edition.
500 copies were printed. To date 102 copies have been sold. It is felt that this cost will
be recovered in time.
There were 300 regular copies and one presentation piece of the 2002 Tour token minted.
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President Hoffmann announced that nominations for the 2003 AVA board of directors
election must be published in the December 2002 Fare Box and the request for nominations must
be submitted by the President to the Editor John Coffee.
President Hoffmann opened to the floor a discussion regarding the safe keeping of the
Transportation token archives created by Ralph Frieburg and currently being maintained by Hal
Ford. It was decided that the archives would continue to be stored and maintained by Hal Ford at
his residence in California.
President Hoffmann opened to the floor a discussion about the collection of annual dues.
It was decided that the 2003 dues envelopes will be included in the October 2002 Fare Box and
that there will not be a discount granted for multiple year payments. Additionally it was decided
that going forward the dues envelopes will always be included in the October Fare Box and that in
the issue a call for converting to Life Membership will be published. It was also determined that
it is the Secretaries responsibility to notify members individually by mail when their dues are
delinquent. The Treasurer, Joel Reznick will provide to John Coffee, the Editor of the Fare Box a
list of members who are being dropped for non-payment and this list will be published in the Fare
Box.
President Hoffmann requested that the token valuation corrections be included in future
editions of the Atwood Coffee Supplements published by Ted Meyers. John Coffee indicated that
the computer program Ted Meyers uses in publishing the annual supplement would cause the
supplement to double or triple in size and that it would no longer be published at a nominal cost
of $5.00 including postage. A compromise was reached were the token valuation corrections will
be included in future supplements as they were printed in the Fare Box.
President Hoffmann opened to the floor a discussion regarding the publishing of annual
supplements to the Car Wash Tokens of North America Catalogue. It was decided that John
Coffee and Bob Nolan would take responsibility for this annual project beginning in 2003.
Secretary pro tempore Gabsch opened to the floor a discussion regarding an increase in
annual dues because of the postage increases. It was decided that annual dues would be increased
to United States addresses $22.00; Canadian addresses $25.00 (US Funds) and Foreign addresses
$33.00 (US Funds). Shipping costs for all publications will be increased to $3.00 per item.
Treasurer Reznick will coordinate the printing and distribution of new membership applications.
This is to be completed in time for the request of 2003 dues.
Vice President Sowell announced that there are 189 members in the New Issue Service
and that 200 tokens will be a sufficient supply for NIS going forward instead of 240 copies.
Tour Chairman / Treasurer Reznick suggested that the 2003 Annual AVA Convention be
held in Buffalo, NY. and that the 2004 Convention be held in Charlotte, NC. These cities were
unanimously approved.
The 52"'^ annual American Vecturist Association Executive Board Meeting ended at 4; 13PM.
Copies of minutes mailed to all board members August 26, 2002
^
PRESENT AT THE AVA CONVENTION
The following people were at the AVA Convention this year: Ed Axthe lip, Dick Bestard, Roger Bolz, Rafe
Cappiello, John Coffee, Bill & Diane Coleman, Humberto & Elba Costa, George Cuba j , Paul Cunningham, Rev.
Alvin Foster & Shirley Nash, Karl E. & Karl W. Gabsch, Keith & Sandy Haney, Les Hannula, John Hoffman,
Warren & Marilyn Jackson, Gerald & Irene Johnson, Bob Kelley, Larry Kemper, Phil Lavorgna, Lou Lockwood,
Les & Denice McCalip, George & Marion Menge, Mr. & Mrs. Randy Miller, Bob Mills, Cliff Mishler, Henry &
Norrice Nesbitt, Norm & Minnie Pearce, Neil Polifka, Joel & Ricki Reznick, Bob Rieder, Bob Schottin, Bill
& Jenine Sowell, Kenton Te Lindert, Bill & Kathy Weber, Harold & Lois Zimmerman.
*****
Dallas has just opened a 3i-mile light rail line into suburban Skillman.
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MJNUTES OF TFIE BUSINESS MEETING
A.V.A. ANNUAL CONVENTION AT APPLETON, Wl.
The 52“*^ Annual Business meeting of the American Vecturist Association was called to order by
President John Hoffmann at 9:10 AM on August 1 1, 2002 in the Appleton Room of the Hilton Garden
Inn, Appleton/Kimberly, WL
Sargent at Arms, Philip Lavorgna insured that all attendees signed in.
Keith Haney
Richard Bestard
Karl W. Gabsch
Norman Pearce
Henry Nesbitt
Lou Lockwood
Alvin Foster
Rafael Cappiello
Bob Kelly
Les McCalip
Sue Ellen Miller
George Menge
Bob Schottin
Humberto Costa
Philip Lavorgna
John Coffee
Bill Weber
Karl E. Gabsch
Bob Mills
Roger Bolz
Bill Coleman
Those in attendance were;
Larry Kemper
Bob Reider
Clifford Mishler
Ed Axthelm
Harold Zimmerman
Bill Sowell
Joel Reznick
President Hoffmann congratulated and thanked Tour Chairman Reznick on a successful
convention. He extended his thanks and appreciation to the fifty-two conventioneers.
President Hoffmann announced that Karl E. Gabsch was the Secretary pro tempore until the 2003
AVA Board of Elections and thanked Louis Crawford for his service as Secretary and wished him a
speedy recovery from his illness.
President Hoffmann asked for a moment of silence in honor of our eight members who pasted
away during the year.
Curator Haney proposed that the 2001 AVA Business meeting minutes as published in the August,
2001 Fare Box be approved. The motion was seconded by Larry Kemper and unanimously approved.
President Hoffmann appointed the following members to the 2002 Audit Committee:
Chairman, George Menge
Member, Sue Ellen Mill
Member, Lou Lockwood
Treasurer Reznick presented the Treasurer’s report and stated that the Life Membership Fund has a
balance as of July 31, 2001 of $8,473.34. Member Bill Weber moved that the report be accepted as read
pending review by the Audit Committee. The motion was seconded by Curator Keith Haney and
unanimously approved.
Editor John Coffee presented the expense report for publishing and mailing of the Fare Box. The
deficit for the year ending June 30, 2002 was $1,530. 16 this amount is included in the Treasurers report.
Curator Haney presented the following;
1. ) He has received the die for the 2002 Convention Token
2. ) He has continued to maintain the Personal Token List through July 2002. This is
available to the membership on floppy disk at a cost of $8.00, which includes shipping.
3. ) The total proceeds from the annual auction this year exceeded $8,800.00 a detail report
will be found elsewhere in this issue of the Fare Box.
Old Business;
President Hoffmann acknowledged and thanked Paul Cunningham for publishing and distribution
of the 2002 AVA membership and communication roster. He requested that all corrections be forwarded
directly to Paul Cunningham for processing. Address changes still need to be reported to the Secretary.
President Hoffmann announced that the American Vecturist Association display board had been
used in the following cities during 2001/2002 Gaithersburg, Md.; Cincinnati, OH. New Jersey: El Paso,
TX.: and Paris, CA. The purpose of the display board is to arouse interest in the AVA and generate new
members. At each show free tokens were distributed and applications were on hand. He further announced
that when borrowing the board for a meeting or show that the member or group will need to supply their
own copies of the AVA catalogues.
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President Hoffmann announced that beginning in 2003 Foreign Token Supplements would be
published in the Fare Box. A committee was formed to write the supplements. Bill Weber was nominated
as the Chairman with Bill Coleman and Ed Axthelm as committee members. John Coffee volunteered to
complete the research needed on the copy write laws governing the listings.
President Hoffmann acknowledge and thanked Lou and Mira Lockwood for their work and
diligence in producing the Token Valuation Changes published in the Fare Box and indicated that this
document would become part of all future supplements until the a new catalogue is published in 2005.
Member Roger Bolz suggested that in the new catalogue that all tokens are assigned a fair market
value including those tokens listed in categories 998, 999 and 1000. Editor John Coffee agreed and
indicated that these changes will be incorporated into the new edition.
President Hoffmann announced that the 2003 membership dues envelopes will be included in the
October Fare Box.
At 10:00AM Secretary pro tempore Gabsch had to leave the meeting due to transportation
arrangements. Vice-President Bill Sowell assumed the secretarial duties.
President Hoffmann opened a discussion regarding the need for both a Parking Token and Car
Wash Token supplement. It was determined that the Parking Token Supplement issue will be forwarded
to member Joe Pemicano for review as he is the current author of the Feisel Parking Token Catalogue. It
was determined that member Bob Nolan maintains a computer list of all new issues of Car Wash tokens
and that member Lou Lockwood will contact him regarding publishing a Car Wash Token Supplement.
New Business:
President Hoffmann proposed an increase in AVA dues to United States addresses $22.00
Canadian addresses $25.00 (US Funds) and Foreign Addresses $33.00 (US Funds). Member Roger Bolz
motioned for acceptance of the dues increase and member Philip Lavorgna seconded the motion which
was carried by a unanimous vote of approval.
Member Bill Weber requested the ability to make payments when converting to life membership
Treasurer Reznick addressed this issue and explained that his system was not compatible in accepting
partial payments or in setting up payment plans.
President Hoffmann reminded the members that multiple payments into the future for dues is still
acceptable and permitted.
President Hoffmann reminded the members that during 2003 new officers for AVA will be elected
and to begin thinking about nominations. He indicated that a request for nominations will appear in the
December Fare Box.
President Hoffmann announced that Buffalo, NY. will be the site for our 2003 convention and that
Charlotte, NC. will be the site for our 2004 convention.
President Hoffmann gave thanks and acknowledged the work and dedication provided by
Chairman
Reznick and member Cliff Mishler in making this convention a great success.
Member Bolz requested that in the future at least 1 and Y 2 days be set aside for the bourse.
Chairman Reznick indicated that this year’s bourse was an anomaly due to the length of the tour and that
future convention bourses should be back to their normal length.
Curator Haney indicated that he will have available for the 2003 Convention new Polo shirts and
that they will probably have a breast pocket. Colors were not mentioned.
The meeting was suspended at 10:24 AM for photos.
At 10:34AM the Audit Committee approved the Treasurers Report and the 52"'^ annual AVA
meeting was concluded.
HOPE TO SEE YOU IN BUFFALO!
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2002 AVA Convention Auction Prices Realized Page 1 of 2
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4.90
282
4.50
347
18.00
412
9.35
23
5.00
88
2.20
153
14.00
218
4.12
283
4.40
348
3.10
413
10.75
24
33.55
89
3.00
154
7.50
219
4.50
284
7.00
349
3.15
414
22.00
25
35.70
90
5.75
155
3.75
220
3.50
285
4.50
350
4.34
415
1.60
26
3.50
91
2.80
156
3.25
221
4.25
286
11.50
351
3.30
416
3.08
27
6.50
92
2.20
157
4.00
222
5.50
287
3.50
352
9.75
417
8.00
28
5.00
93
2.50
158
17.00
223
14.00
288
3.75
353
107.00
418
7.60
29
4.50
94
4.35
159
8.00
224
W/D
289
165.00
354
11.00
419
12.00
30
7.00
95
13.10
160
2.60
225
15.00
290
5.00
355
3.75
420
17.00
31
7.70
96
16.50
161
2.60
226
4.45
291
128.00
356
5.00
421
30.00
32
11.00
97
24.00
162
15.00
227
15.00
292
158.00
357
2.30
422
2.80
33
7.00
98
11.00
163
5.00
228
16.50
293
119.25
358
6.40
423
4.40
34
2.50
99
2.30
164
17.50
229
7.70
294
7.50
359
9.00
424
6.00
35
3.25
100
6.50
165
12.00
230
8.13
295
11.00
360
25.50
425
15.50
36
4.50
101
25.00
166
13.50
231
4.50
296
112.00
361
6.50
426
2.00
37
8.25
102
4.20
167
8.00
232
37.00
297
15.77
362
7.56
427
2.00
38
7.75
103
5.00
168
4.50
233
5.00
298
72.00
363
22.50
428
59.00
39
4.50
104
36.00
169
2.80
234
6.30
299
17.00
364
9.49
429
8.25
40
7.50
105
3.50
170
5.50
235
8.80
300
11.00
365
3.30
430
8.25
41
8.00
106
3.00
171
3.25
236
23.50
301
3.25
366
26.50
431
3.40
42
4.85
107
3.25
172
3.00
237
3.00
302
5.50
367
7.50
432
3.80
43
11.50
108
7.50
173
3.00
238
4.50
303
144.00
368
7.50
433
3.30
44
4.50
109
7.50
174
4.50
239
8.25
304
6.25
369
16.00
434
10.00
45
4.40
110
7.65
175
4.00
240
5.85
305
120.00
370
10.00
435
2.75
46
8.25
111
14.25
176
4.75
241
4.00
306
22.00
371
24.00
436
3.85
47
7.05
112
8.00
177
2.40
242
3.50
307
37.00
372
44.00
437
3.85
48
8.60
113
9.50
178
2.40
243
2.00
308
5.00
373
9,50
438
3.50
49
2.50
114
6.40
179
2.00
244
223.50
309
2.00
374
160.00
439
16.00
50
140.00
115
5.42
180
19.35
245
12.50
310
8.00
375
30.00
440
12.00
51
140.00
116
8.50
181
24.50
246
200.00
311
22.00
376
11.00
441
4.75
52
160.00
117
11.00
182
22.00
247
47.00
312
3.50
377
3.75
442
3.25
53
150.00
118
35.00
183
4.00
248
4.25
313
6.25
378
20.00
443
2.60
54
160.00
119
3.00
184
5.50
249
4.25
314
7.00
379
14.50
444
2.50
55
150.00
120
6.00
185
6.60
250
6.00
315
3.25
380
2.50
445
2.30
56
5.50
121
7.00
186
3.00
251
3.00
316
5.50
381
1.50
446
2.10
57
5.90
122
16.50
187
12.00
252
3.50
317
3.75
382
90.00
447
6.25
58
4.50
123
7.10
188
23.25
253
1,50
318
5.30
383
63.00
448
3.00
59
5.30
124
5.60
189
2.20
254
3.50
319
16.50
384
108.00
449
3.00
60
4.50
125
6.00
190
3.35
255
3.50
320
10.00
385
41.00
450
3.50
61
13.75
126
46.00
191
3.75
256
2.00
321
3.00
386
3.30
451
7.65
62
13.00
127
17.00
192
7.50
257
4.25
322
43.00
387
2.75
452
3.25
63
2.75
128
4.00
193
12.50
258
12.00
323
121.00
388
4.00
453
7.50
64
2.75
129
4.25
194
10.00
259
8.00
324
2.50
389
8.75
454
19.00
65
1.50
130
3.50
195
32.00
260
15,00
325
4.00
390
2.35
455
89.00
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Lot
Sold
Lot
Sold
Lot
Sold
Lot
Sold
Lot
Sold
Lot
Sold
456
121.00
463
127.00
470
5.10
478
18.50
485
8.75
492
9.00
457
71.00
464
145.00
471
5.00
479
4.00
486
12.00
493
1,50
458
7.50
465
86,00
473
30.00
480
5.00
487
20.00
494
4.75
459
15.00
466
2.60
474
3.75
481
10.00
488
9.50
495
1.25
460
15.00
467
3.75
475
9.75
482
36.85
489
3.00
496
■ 1.25
461
132.00
468
29.00
476
9.50
483
14.10
490
14.50
497
1.50
462
1.50
469
4.90
477
11.00
484
156.00
491
32.00
498
2.25
Lot Sold
499 1.60
500 1.60
501 1.60
502 5.00
503 1.10
504 5.75
505 7.25
506 3.00
See pages 52-54 of the May 2002 Fare Box for the list of the Auction tokens.
The Auction brought in $4931.42 in floor sales from 21 attendees, and $3836.84 from 55 mail
bidders, of whom 47 won goodies. My thanks to Sandra Haney and Jenine Sowell for the sal^ data
entry, and to Bill Sowell for the computer and printer so that we could process the sales efficiently.
Of course our appreciation abounds for Joel Reznick for calling the floor auction.
Keith M. Haney, Curator
Another token I acquired at the convention was Unidentified #257, the green
plastic MELZER SCHOOL token. On the internet several of us found one Melzer
School listed, for Morton Grove, IL. Bill Garrison called the school, and they denied
ever having used any school token. So where does that leave us?
Last month I mentioned my vain visit to Lake Havasu City, AZ, trying to get
some of their brass senior token, and how I struck a stone wall. So from California
I wrote directly to the Mayor, who handed my letter on to the transit director, who
called me in Boston. I think we are going to get those for the N.I.S. It pays to
go to the top.
In the March issue I described a 29mm WM (or WM-plated brass) token inscribed
"Adventure City Crazy Cat" with a picture of a crazy-looking cat on obverse, and
"1 Ride Token Non Refundable No Cash Value" on reverse, Hal Ford had acquired
it and we thought it was California. There are lots of "Adventure Cities" in America,
but we finally found the origin of this token in Winnipeg, Canada! I phoned them,
and after several tries found the girl who sells the token. Very sweet girl. She
sent me two of the tokens gratis. I still don't know exactly what kind of ride the
token is used on, but she said it definitely is a ride. The park is situated at 230
Osborne Street, Winnipeg. It is a $1 fare.
Then we have another ride token that is used on something hard to describe.
John Byars sent me this one. It's 28mm V/M, inscribed "Adventure Motion Theatre
Galleria - Houston TILT 3-D". on obverse, and "1 Ride No Cash Value"_on reverse.
You are put in a chair which moves around in front of a big 3-D movie screen, and
it guarantees you won't be able to drive home or even stand up, afterwards. I'd
like to know more about this thing, and John will look into it. There are lots of
"TILTS" in Texas so maybe others are also using tokens? Fare value is $2.00.
I mentioned last month that the Seattle Easy Streets tokens (WA 780 Y,AA) are
no longer valid for anything. They have a new 23mm brass token inscribed "City
Park (in logo) / tm // Valid For / $1 / Off Parking (2 stars)". This is also good
for $1 off local bus fare as well as for parking. But it is obviously primarily a park-
ing token, so we'll leave it to Joe Pernicano to list it in his catalogue. But
some ofusprobably still would like one in our TT collection because it definitely is
good for $1 in fare.
Over a year ago Louis Crawford clued me into a 22mm brass token used at Land
Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky. Inscribed "Elk 6 Bison
Prairie / TVA's Land Between the Lakes / (elk) // Elk & Bison Prairie / TVA's Land
Between the Lakes / (Bison) / Est, 1996" The token gains entrance to a toll road
thru the "Elk & Bison Prairie" where you can see all sorts of animals. It's a border-
line kind of token and for now I don't think it is listable. The Park Director sent
me one with his compliments. -JMC
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is available at the old rates till December 31. RATES: Under age A5, 20X annual dues; age 46-55, ISX
annual dues; age 56-65, 15X annual dues; age 66 and over, 12X annual dues.
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AUCUST SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
MINNESOTA
St. James 740 (Reported by Roger Bolz)
TAKE ME THERE/1-888-320-RIDE (7433) /375-7385 /
(VALUE $1.00) TMT (LOGO in blue) (white inscription
except logo)
B Pe 41 Sd (blank) $1.00
NEW YORK
New York City: Staten Island 632 (Reported by Mel Fox)
A CAROUSEL FOR ALL CHILDREN/AT WILLOWBROOK
PARK/(2 MAPLE LEAVES) ( CAROUSEL HORSE)
E o B 29 Sd A Greenbelt Conservancy Inc. Project
Staten Island New York/Cood/For/1 Ride 1.00
WYOMING
Sheridan 750 (Reported by Louis Crawford)
SHERIDAN TROLLEY/ESTABLISHED 2000/COMMEMORATIVE
TOKEN/(TROLLEY INSIDE OVAL)
C Wr 38 Sd One Fare/One Fare/EstabIished/2000/
(trolley inside oval) 5.00
CANADA - MANITOBA
Winnipeg 900 (Reported by John Coffee)
ADVENTURE CITY/CRAZY CATxm/(CAT)
I B 29 Sd Non Refundable/No Cash Value/1 /Ride Token/ hh
(WM-plated) 1.00
ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS
OH 200 D (listed 7/01): to the obverse add mintmark rwm
*****
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
We listed St. James, MN 740 A in July 2001 . Roger Bolz located a specimen with
a blank reverse. John Coffee checked the source and learned that the new listing
is a legitimate issue and not an error, hence it deserves listing. Note the obverse
inscription In the 6-year supplement is incorrect. It is the same as this listing.
Mel Fox reports the Carousel For All Children has been in operation since May
1999. It is operated by the City of New York Dept, of Parks & Recreation in Wil-
lowbrook Park in the Willowbrook section of Staten Island. A maple leaf (on the token)
is the emblem of the department. The carousel operates May thru October. Last year
it had 75,700 riders. The two-minute ride costs $1. The token we list as NY 632
E recently became obsolete. Mel Fox obtained a supply for our N.I.S.
We listed a wooden trolley token from Sheridan, WY in June 2002, and a sufficient
quantity remained so the N.I.S. could supply its members. Louis Crawford owned
what turned out to be an earlier issue. John Coffee checked it out and learned that
only a very few of the new listing could be found. Hence the N.I.S. won't handle
this one.
Adventure City, 230 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 1 Z5 uses two tokens,
one is a listable ride token, the other is a video game token, John Coffee contacted
the source several times this summer and finally obtained two specimens. This one
is mentioned on page 22 of the March 2002 Fare Box. The N.I.S. won't handle this
one.
*****
On behalf of everyone who attended our Convention at Appleton, the Editor of The
Fare Box would like to extend a special note of gratitude to Joel Reznick, Convention
Chairman, for making the AVA 2002 Convention perhaps the best one yet.
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SUPPLEMENT #14 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
By. Harold V. Ford Second Edition
UNIDENTIFIED
SUDS CITY CAR WASH (BUILDINGS)
501 Bz 29 Sd Redeemable For One Dollar in Trade Non Refundable $1
SUPERTRUCK WASH (EAGLE ON EMBLEM OVER WREATH)
502 Bz 29 Sd Good For Five Dollars in Trade $5— hh
SUPER WASH SUPER WASH (ANTIQUE CAR)
503 Bz 29 Sd Automatic Car Wash Token hh (antique car)
THE GM GUY
504 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt Back hh
THE WASH STOP TOKEN rwm (FRONT OF AUTO)
505 Bz 23 Sd No Cash Value rwm
THOMPSON'S CAR WASH (ANTIQUE CAR)
506 Bz 25 Sd Wash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
TIGER CAR WASH (PAW PRINT)
507 Bz 25 Sd hm (tiger)
TOWN TUB CAR WASH rwm (ANTIQUE CAR)
508 WM 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm
U WASH AUTO SYSTEMS INC.
509 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
WASH N' GO CARWASH TOKEN NON REFUNDABLE NO CASH VALUE
510 Bz 25 Sd Freedom hm (eagle on emblem over wreath)
WASH RACK (LOGO)
511 Bz 29 Sd Non Refundable No Cash Value One 1 hm
WISE CAR WASH TOKEN
512 Bz 23 Sd Wise Car Wash Token rwm
YOUNG BROS. CLEAN IN COMF(dots)RT CAR WASH (416) 834-5177
513 Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm
(Toronto or suburbs , telep . # obsolete)
11066 MIDLAND CAR WASH
514 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
#1 EXPRESS CARWASH NO CASH VALUE
515 Bz 27 Sd //I Express Carwash Nonrefundable'. hm
A & R CARWASH
516 B 23 Sd Carwash Token c (antique car) (ACb)
CHERRYVILLE CAR WASH INC BLUE MT DR 1999 (CHERRY)
517 Bz 23 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
DOLGEVILLE CAR WASH
518 Bz 23 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
HOT TRACKS CAR WASH (AUTO)
519 Bz 23 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt Back hh
LANDMARK CAR WASH
520 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hm (antique car)
MOTHER HUBBARD'S CUPBOARD (MOTHER HUBBARD AND DOG)
521 Bz 29 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
PR's AUTO SPA 558-2038 891-2454 399-6526
522 Bz 25 Sd (cartoon auto facing left) (stars)
MANUFACTURERS STOCK CAR WASH TOKENS
Group 70
HUMBLE MFG. CO., INC. SINCE 1965 . ( incuse ) tm (10 STARS)
B 1-M 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value VB (crown) (reeded edge)
HUMBLE MFG. CO. , INC. SINCE 1965 ( incuse) tm CAR WASH TOKEN
NO CASH VALUE cc
C Bz 29 Sd Car Wash Token No Cash Value 1 Dollar
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The Mississippi
Nice condition
[MS] 900-E,
PR. & Lt, Co
MB $30,00.
Je.rome Schaeper Jr.
3466 Meadowlark Dr.
Edge-wood KY 41018-2608
Send a SASE for my mail
bid sale of AVA convention
tour tokens from 1962- tc
1998.
Ai Zzika
P 0 Box 65
Bellmawr HJ 08099-0065
04- CAR WASH
For sale at $i each plus
postage: [A2] 640-.J; 840-D;
ICA] 30-A; 175-A: 525-A;
530-C; IFL] ISO-A; [MO] 45-
B; [UT] 760-L; [UNID] 268.
Or trade for carwash I need.
Al Koblhardt
P 0 Box 2649
Sunnyvale CA
94087-0649
25
r^. t
Still have seme [CA] 295-
/Karts-N-Golf" (catalogu^
value $6). Sell for $1 each
plus postage. Multiples OK.
While supply lasts.
Al Kohlhardz
P 0 Box 2649
Sunnyvale CA
' 94057-0649
25 SALE
4 complete sets of "Riceiand
Carousel Park/Ma'nsfield, OH‘'
tokens: 1991-1998 are not
listed in Atv/ood-Coffee
catalogue. 1^999-2002 all
have the phra.se "GOOD FOR
ONE. RIDE" and are listed as
[OH] 505-J, K; L, M. Si 7.50
per set (what 1 paid when 1
bought them from Riceiand)
plus $1.'50 postage plus
$ 1.10 insurance (optional).
Wotild consider trade also.
Noia: RiccAxmd iought the
pa/ih {/lotn the oity oi
Mandiieid, who uded \eai
money, not tokend, in '97.
rtowbridge_99@yahoo.com
Richard Trowbridge
5188 Everhard Rd NW
Apartment 11
Canton OH 44718-
100 mixed transportation
tokens $15.00. 50 different
transportation tokens $20.
All postpaid.
James A. vander Helm
1S618 .Birch Avenue
Akron lA 51001-8827
Book of school ride tickets
and transfers - Twin Cities
Motor Coach, Benton Harbor
Ml - $2.00 each plus SASE.
"School Bus" Ben
21 7 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor. MI
49022-5924
25 SALE
Jf you have not yet-received
a copy of my TT sale list of
45% of all the tokens in the
catalogue (about 7000 of
them), send me $1.00.
Bill Garrison
9505 'do'rmandy Avenue
Morton Grove II
60053-1338
_iU
u 1 A.
n rr
. jJ
2 for 1 - Send me up to 30
different TT's and I will send
to 60 TT's of my
A free gift is
Send
youup
choice.
$ 2.00
eluded,
postage.
"School Bus" Ben'
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor MI
49022-5924
in-
fer
40 WAMTE3
Large or small collections of
USA and/or World Transit
token's. Entire collections or
extras wanted. Common to
rarities. Write with your col-
lection details. 610-298-
2567. iOU8066@aol.com
Bill Weber
6758 KOA Drive
Hew Tripoli PA
18066-2419
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tO wanted-
iD WANTED
iO WANTED
Michigan TTs. Send li.st. Will
pay book value and
postage.
"School Bus: Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor MI
49022-5924
collector and AVA member?
janting(S>hotmail.com
Jan Ting
P 0 Box 7213
Tallyville DE
1 9803-0213
—
tickets, transfers and 'other
fare forms from street rail-
ways oof Scranton and
carbondale, PA,
CharJ_e_s Wrobleski
206 Green Street
eiarKS Green PA
18411-1212
1
PA tokens, especially scran-
ton, PA tokens 840-A, B, C.
Phone: 570-378-2420 E~
mail: cpackerigjepix.net
Carl L.- Packer
R R 2 Box 352
Dalton PA 18414-9055
[DE] 700-A, Delaware River
& Bay Authority. Anyone got
an extra for sale to new
( continued ne/xt cotumn)
1 Buying all Sioux City lA
transportation tokens at full
catalogue.
James A. Vander Helm
18618 Birch Avenue
Akron I A 51001-8827.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3113 DR. TONY CHIBBARO = P.O. Box 420 - Prosperity, SC 29127
Age 45; Dentist. Collects U.S., parking, car wash. (Schneider)
3114 JACK CORNELISON - 24042 Castilla Lane - Mission Viejo, CA 92691-4138
Age 42; Computers. Collects U.S., parking, car wash. (Schneider)
REINSTATEMENT TO MEMBERSHIP
???? Jan Ting - P.O. Box 7213 - Talleyville, Delaware 19803-0213
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
2586 Peter Irion - P.O. Box 10 - Huntington, Vermont 05462
2644 Ed McGrath - P.O. Box 376 - Mahoney City, Pennsylvania 17948-0376
725 J. Douglas Williams - 610 West 2nd Avenue, #100 - Anchorage, AK 99501-2123
LOST MEMBERS
A.J. Rohssler, AVA L-1149; and John R. Smith, AVA L-1336, have disappeared and
all mailings have been returned marked "Unknown."
* *
In June, 2000, we listed CA 401 A, a plain 23mm red plastic token from Jamul,
which is used as a school bus token. We have since learned of a 23mm blue plastic
token, just like 401 A except this one has thfe letter "G" instead of "J" on each side.
These are school bus tokens used by Grossmont Union High School District, near
La Mesa, CA. This is probably the last year they'll be using the token system,
and I think we can get them for the New Issues Service in due time.
Moscow, Russia, has stopped using those yellowish green metrp tokens and re-
placed them with magnetic cards. Metro fare in Moscow is about 18C, probably the
cheapest in Europe. Thanks to Yosef Sa'ar for the news item.
*
At the AVA Convention in Appleton, Gerald Johnson had a page of very rare
Wisconsin tokens, mostly depotels, for sale. Most of them were sold before the day
was over, but one purchaser took three of them, all quite expensive tokens, and
forgot to give a check to Gerald. Would that individual please mail your check for
the three tokens to Gerald Johnson (1921 Chase St. - Wisconsin Rapids, WI
54494-3953) as soon as possible? We are positive it was an oversight, but we'll all
feel better when the matter is taken care of.
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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 9
SEPTEMBER 2002
OUR 663rd ISSUE
October 5. 1 have just learned of the death of former AVA member Donald
Capper, who held A,VA #763. Don joined in 1965 and was one of our first overseas
members. Not just a collector, Don was very much a scholar of city transport, and
won The Fare Box Literary Award some years back for a splendid series of articles
on the British celluloid tokens. He died May 18, 2002, at age 66.
Keith Haney, our Auction Chairman, writes me suggesting that an excellent,
and profitable, way of disposing of a token collection would be to put its better tokens
in the AVA Convention Auction, which nearly always fetches very high prices. Some
of us who have been supplying a lot of the better tokens for the AVA auction are
running low on our better duplicates.
New Issues Manager Bill Sowell reports that he has 13 tokens for distribution
to N.I.S. members, with lots more pending. I have never known a time when so
many new issues were coming out. Perhaps this is because of the availabilityof in-
expensive plastic tokens, which are coming more and more to dominate the catalogue
supplement. We have two new ones from Eugene, OR; five new ones from Fort Dodge,
I A; three from Doylstown, PA; two from Brainard, MN; the Totally Kid Carousel
token from NYC; a new one from San Diego; another from Calexico; a couple from
Roseville, CA, and lots more that we are still working on. Incidentally we now have
190 members In N.I.S., so if you secure tokens for It, we would need only 200.
Check with Bill before buying a new issue, to be sure no one else is working on it.
I have a pile of notes about unlisted tokens and strangers. At the convention
someone gave me a rubbing of a 20mm brass inscribed "Bluff Scenic / Railway Co.
// 5C" which may be a TT, as roller coasters once were called "scenic railways."
Jerry Schaeper sends a rubbing of a 22mm brass with blank reverse, inscribed on
obverse; "Old Bert and Bill / Bus / Service" Probably an old one but just possibly
still in use? Bob Schopp sends a scan of a 29mm bronze token with obverse just
like NY 630 BD, and a reeded edge, but on reverse it has "Newark / Novelties /
For / Novelty / Use / Only" and that one is really unusual. Certainly not a TT,
but what exactly is it? Any ideas? Karl Gabsch picked up a new one from Cortland,
NY. Like NY 160 C, but it has a light blue inscription on a dark blue background.
I think we might be able to get a quantity of this one for N.I.S. It is a $1 fare.
At the AVA convention Karl Gabsch showed me a token just like IN 925 C, except
that Karl's token has no Mfg name on it and definitely never did. It was made with-
out the manufacurer's signature.
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The A.V.A. Convention is making golf shirts available again. They will be 3
button, 100% cotton, with a left pocket, and a 3" AVA logo above the pocket. You
may add personalization in the form of your name embroidered above the seal. Be-
cause we need to accumulate quite a few orders to make a production run, it may tak*. _
a while to receive delivery. So please order now. Sizes are small to X-Large ($27.50);
and XX- ($29.50), and XXX- ($30.50) all postpaid. For personalization add $2.95 per
line. Color choices are pale blue, navy, sand, charcoal, gold, red, natural, forest
green, khaki, maroon, dark orange, black, white, jade, and heather gray. The AVA
seal and personalization will be in a contrasting color.
Please specify the number of shirts you want by size, color, and wording for
personalization. Send order with check to Joel Reznick - P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling,
IL60090-0116. Note: sizes tend to be on the large size.
Three new issues we've been having a bit of trouble getting for N.I.S. are the
following. If any member living In the vicinity can help us, please let us know. De-
scriptions are:
PARAMUS/NEW JERSEY /GARDEN STATE /PLAZA /rwm
B 28 Sd Admit One /Venetian Carousel /(carousel horse under canopy)
WEST OAKS MALL/GOOD FOR ONE /CAROUSEL RIDE
B 28 Sd (carousel horse) [used at Ocoee, Florida]
ADMIT ONE /CAROUSEL/ (CAROUSEL HORSE UNDER CANOPY)
B 28 Sd No/Cash/Value/rwm [used at Gadsden, Alabama]
On page 76 of the July issue I described a token issued by S.A.D.D. in Char-
lottetown, P.E.I., Canada, That was a red taxi token good for a $5 ride. I have
since acquired the second, yellow token good for an $8 ride. These are not in use
at present as the program did not really get off the ground. It was used around
Christmas and New Years, and taxis that accepted the tokens had special license plates.
The plan may be tried again. These tokens won't be available for N.I.S., as they
didn't make that many. Description of the $8 token:
*TAXI SAFE WITH SADD*/STRATFORD*CORNWALL/(SHOT GIASS & KEY WITH DIAGONAL LINE THRU)
Py 38 Sd I Promise Not to Drink and Drive/Students Against Drinking and Driving/
(building) (black lettering)
Returning from the AVA Convention, Harold Zimmerman stopped at a mall in Hastings,
MN, and found a new Hastings token. Harold's token is just like MN 370 B, except
that his token has slanted letters, a much larger TRAC on reverse, and "HASTING"
(singular) instead of "HASTINGS" on obverse. I called the transit there and they
are definitely using the "Hasting" token and sold me two of them (@ $1.50). So that's
a new listing from there.
And from Minnesota we have four new cute square plastics, which because the
using systems are so small, probably won't be available for N.I.S. :
PRAIRIE FIVE/MADISON/RIDES
Pr Sq Sd (blank) [ 32mm] (all have white lettering)
Pb Sq Sd " "
PRAIRIE FIVE /RIDES/CITY TOKEN
Pr Sq Sd (blank) [29inm]
PRAIRIE FIVE/CANBY/RIDES
Pb Sq Sd (blank) [29mm]
Karl Gabsch obtained a couple of new ones from Napa, CA. Napa has never been too
friendly to collectors, and CA 540 E,F,G,H, are still extremely hard to get, though
they've stopped using them. Hal Ford drove up there last week and the man did pro-
mise to send him two each of the new ones, which arrived a week later. Don't hold
your breath about getting these two any time soon:
25C/FARE VALUE TOKEN/VINE( incuse in logo)/NapaValleyVINE,net/l-800-696-64A3
WM 25 Sd No /Cash /Value /rwm
SOc/FARE VALUE TOKEN/VINE(lncuse in logo)/NapaValleyVINE/net/l-800-696-64^3
B 25 Sd No/Cash/Value/rwro
We end with reports of good fortune: In an antique mall in central Illinois, Jerry—'
Schaeper found (for $4.00!!) SD 380 A. And Joel Reznick recently acquired a perfect
black example of the Brooklyn Line celluloid series from Cleveland. This is a new list-
ing. So they're still out there if you look hard enough.
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THE C. « C. TAXI SERVICE LTD. of Victoria, B.C. (BC V3098c)
by Ronald Greene
Introduction A:Sc8r28-l/2iiim
James Calwell was a Toronto blacksmith who packed up his tools and came
west when the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in the 1880' s. In Victoria
he worked as a horseshoer and four of his sons went into horse-related fields.
Only the oldest, William, who became an uphol sterer/carpetl ayer, and the second,
James, who was lost at sea on a whaler didn't work with horses. Walter, the
youngest, became a driver for the police department when horses were still the
motive power and later became a detective. He retired from the police force as
an inspector. Joseph was a teamster and later a farmer. The remaining two
boys, Allan Andrew "Andy" and Hugh Emerson "Mike" are central to this story.
"Mike" was five years old at the time the family left Toronto and his son
Emerson Allan Calwell was age 83 when interviewed earlier this year by the
author.
Cameron 4 Calwell --the origin of C. A C.
Andy Calwell and John S. Cameron started in the horse business about
1903. Prior to that date Andy Calwell had been a driver for the Dominion Livery
Stables and B.C. Meat Market. John Cameron was not listed in the directory
before 1903. A 1906 tourist brochure, the cover of which is reproduced below,
shows their location at 109 Johnson Street, which became 711 Johnson Street when
the streets were re-numbered in 1908.
In 1911 the partners, buil t a first class livery stable at 820-824
Johnson Street for $ 18,000. The brick building, which still stands, had a
blacksmith shop, a storage area for hearses and hacks, and a veterinarian's
office on the ground floor for Dr, Simon Tolmie. A ramp was used to walk the
horses up to the second and third story stalls. There was an elevator at the
back of the building to take the feed up to the fourth floor where the storage
bins were located. From there feed tubes led down to the floors where the
horses were stabled. The vet's office had a large table that stood up so that a
horse could be strapped to it with belts, and which could then be laid down so
that the veterinarian could operate on the horse. The hearses were a special
arrangement. They were owned by the funeral homes, but the livery supplied the
horse and driver whenever they were needed.
Sometime, not too long after the stable was built the trend away from
the horse to the automobile became evident and Cameron 4 Calwell moved into the
automobile livery or taxi business as well, switching completely to automobiles
as the horse business died off. Near the end of the 1914-1918 War the company
opened up another office at 906 Government Street to be closer to the shipping
terminals where they could get more involved with the tourist trade. The
company was first listed on Government Street in the 1920 directory, shown as
Cameron 4 Calwell, Auto Livery.
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The 1921 city directory showed the first listing for C. A C. Taxi
Service Ltd., but since the company was not incorporated until July 7, 1924 and
the next listing as a "Ltd" company wasn't until 1926 we can assume the 1921
"Ltd" was a directory error. The incorporation papers'^, dated June 16th 1924,
showed that the company was a private company with a capital of 75,000 shares of
$1.00 each. The preamble stated that the company was formed to acquire the
goodwill of Triangle Tours Co. Ltd, the automobiles, tools, etc., at 824 Johnson
Street and 906 Government Street. The three partners were:
John Stanley Cameron, taxi service owner 25,000 shares
Allan Andrew Cal well , taxi service owner 25,000 shares
Roy Wayne Troup, "Master Mariner" 25,000 shares
The name triangle tours derives from the famous Triangle Run of the
C.P.R.'s British Columbia Coast Steamship Service. Captain James Troup, manager
of the coast service and father of Roy Troup, had introduced this run in 1908
when he put two steamships, "Princess Victoria," and "Princess Royal" on a route
sailing in opposite directions around the triangle formed by the three cities of
Victoria, Seattle and Vancouver.^
Roy Troup brought in some needed capital to the C. & C. Taxi Service,
but he didn't stay active for very long. By the end of December 1926 he was no
longer a director and in October 1927 Mike Cal well became a partner. About this
same time, unhappy with continued financial problems--in a capital-intensive
business money was always in short supply— John Cameron sold his shares to the
two Cal wells, so that from November 3, 1927 there were two partners:
Allan Andrew Cal well 37,499 shares
Hugh Emerson Calwell 37,501 shares
- Part of the settlement with John Cameron was that he obtained sole
ownership of, the building at 824 Johnson Street and the Calwells obtained the
running stock. C. S C. Taxi moved out of 824 Johnson Street consolidating at
906 Government Street. After leaving the firm, John Cameron became a stock
broker Tor a short while and then left for Vancouver. The Johnson Street
building was later sold to a moving and storage firm, Stockers Transfer Co. Ltd.
A financial report filed in 1926 listed the vehicles of the company and
would, no doubt, raise pangs of envy from any antique car buff of today. The
company had;
2 White stages
1 McLaughlin stage
1 Cadillac stage
1 Leyland stage
2 Pierce Arrow stages
1 Dodge Graham stage
1 Hupmobile .
2 Ambulances, one "old" and one
1 Packard SS Tallyho
1 Russell SS Tallyho
1 Leyland SS Tallyho
2 Hudson Touring cars
1 Cadillac Touring car
2 Hudson Limos
7 Dodge Sedans
new," (a Chalmers and a Dodge)
Total Cost $ 91,501.50
We should backtrack at this point since we haven't mentioned Mike
Calwell in any detail. He had run his own stable and transfer company, H.
Calwell Transfer, for many years out of his stable at 737 Cormorant Street. This
was located next to the terminal of the Victoria & Sidney Railway. Later he
bought Pacific Transfer and for a while his brother Joseph was also involved in
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that company which appears to have been sold about 1921 to Perry and McAllister.
Years later, during WWII when Northwestern Creamery Ltd. reverted to horse-drawn
delivery wagons they rented his stable. After the sale of Pacific Transfer,
Mike worked for C. & C. for some years before becoming a partner. Mike's son
Emerson Allan grew up in the livery business and was sent to the National
Automotive School in Los Angeles where he graduated in April 1925. He came home
and started to work for C. & C. Taxi Service Ltd. as the mechanfsc foreman.
Through the 1920 's and 1930 's the firm continued to operate taxis,
limousines, sightseeing tours and ambulances. Andy never had any children so
that when he died active management was left in the hands of Mike and Emerson.
In 1947 the Calwell family was approached by well known Victorian Ainslie
Helmcken who wanted to buy the company on behalf of some investors. The sale
was made as of July 1st that year. The main purchaser was Basil H. Gunning of
Vancouver who bought all but one share. A real estate agent by the name of
Milton H. King had the remaining share. Later a new firm called, "C. & C.
Transportation Ltd." was formed to hold Gunning's shares.
The new owners brought in two local men who had been successfully
running the Causeway Taxi, Leon Hugh Rawlings and Cecil Rhodes. These men were
killed not long after in a fishing accident. They had a SeaBee plane which they
had taken to a remote lake to go fishing. When they tried to take off the plane
had insufficient height to clear the trees and crashed.
Subsequ'ently the company went through several ownership changes and
whose ownership had nothing to do with the numismatic reminder of the company.
By the 1970 's the company had dwindled to a small taxi business operating on the
lower mainland (Greater Vancouver area) and the last annual report filed with
the Registrar of Companies was for 1980. The city block containing the former
taxi and tour bus site at 906 Government Street site was consolidated and the
Harbour Square Mall was erected on the block.
The Token
There is one token known. A 25 cent denomination, it is made of
aluminum, has a scalloped (8) edge and measures 28-1/2 mm in diameter. Emerson
who we recall started working for the firm in 1925, said that one day he was
looking for something in a storage room and he came across a couple of flat
boxes. These held the tokens, which were in their original packaging, on edge
one deep. He had never seen them before. He took one, showed it around to all
the old-timers working there, but no one could remember the tokens having been
used. He believes that they had never been used. A number of similar tokens
are known from the 1920' s in Vancouver. Possibly John Cameron or Andy Calwell
had seen one of those, thought the idea was good, ordered some tokens and then
when the tokens were received the idea didn't appear as good with the result
that they were never put into use.
References
1. City of Victoria Archives
2. Turner, Robert D. "The Pacific Princesses," Sono Nis Press,
Victoria, 1977, p. 82.
3. Corporate and Central Registry (B.C.), file 7548
City Directories from 1882 forward
Interviews with Emerson Allan Calwell, May 6, 1989 and Aug. 19, 1989.
Token rubbing courtesy of Leslie C. Hill
[the above article is reprinted with the kind permission of the author from THE CANADIAN TOKEN]
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SEPTEMBER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
CALIFORNIA
Roseville 712 (Reported by Chuck Nichols)
GALLERIA AT ROSEVILLE/CAROUSEL TOKEN/hm /(ROSE)
C B 29 Sd Sea Dragon/www, galleriaroseville. com/2001 /
(carousel horse) $1.00
D B 29 Sd Fearless the Cat/www. galleriaroseville. com/2002/
(carousel horse) 1-00
MARYLAND
Annapolis 40 (Reported by Karl E. Cabsch)
ANNAP0LIS/TRANSP0RTATI0N/(TR0LLEY and TWO
PERSONS ) ( incuse )
C A 32 Sd Annapolis, Maryland/2002/ (trolley in front of buildings)
(reeded edge) .75
MONTANA
Missoula 660 (Reported by Bill Garrison)
A CAROUSEL FOR MISSOULA/RIDE TOKEN /( CAROUSEL HORSE)
X
B
25
Sd
Cherished AngeI/2002/HM / (carousel horse)(* 2002)
.50
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25
Sd
- Lil Buck/2002/ HiM /(carouse! hci'se)(* 2002)
.50
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25
Sd
Midnight Rose/2002/ hm /(carousel horse) {* 2002)
.50
NEBRASKA
Bellevue
130
(Reported by Roger Bolz)
BELLEVUE/BRlDCE/( BRIDGE)
C o
A
32
Sd
Car Token (all incuse) (anodized red)
1.00
NORTH CAROLINA
Goldsboro 360 (Reported by Roger Bolz and Bill Boncek)
SI LVERLINE/TRANSPORTAT ION /91 9-778-8251
B
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41
Sd
$10. 00/Token
(red printing) (* 1996)
10.00
C
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Sd
$5. 00/Token
(red printing) "
5.00
D
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Pr
29
Sd
$1 .00/Token
(silver printing) "
1.00
PENNSYULVANIA
New Castle 695 (ex Unidentified 278; located by A1 Zaika)
THOMPSON RUN R.R./FARE/4C
D o Ve 24 Sd C.W.S. 100.00
WISCONSIN
Green Bay 250 (Reported by New Issues Service)
AMERICAN VECTURIST ASSOCI AT10N/52nd ANNUAL
CONVENTION/NATIONAL RAILROAD/MUSEUM/GOOD FOR
ONE ROUND-TRIP/REENACTMENT FARE/AUCUST 10, 2002/
GREENBAY, /WISCONSIN/(RAILROAD TRAIN)
F o WM 39 Sd (AVA Seal) /antiqued) (300 struck) 7.50
PRESENTATION PIECES
BR Pt 45 Sd (like CA 705 D, but 45mm)
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CLUB TOUR TOKENS
Wisconsin CT
KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS 50/KP/7951 2002 / 1 NTEGRITY-
PHILOSOPHY-PERFORMANCE/QUALITY PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES
2 Sv 39 Sd Good For /One/ Round Trip/Sounvenir/8-8-02 / Between
Krause Publications and the Chet Krause Auto Collection/
1921 Leland English Touring bus/1937 White Yellowstone Bus
(reeded edge) (70 struck)
*****
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
Chuck Nichols cleared the way for Bill Sowell to obtain a supply of the two
Roseville, CA, carousel tokens for the New Issues Service. I suspect we can ex-
pect annual issues for some time to come.
Karl E. Gabsch learned that the Annapolis, MD, trolley had issued a new token
dated 2002. He obtained a supply for our N.I.S.
The second set of new tokens for the Missoula Carousel for 2002 was issued
this summer. They were struck by Hoffman Mint in Monterey, CA. Bill Garrison
obtained a supply for the N.I.S.
Roger Bolz obtained NE 130 C for the N.I.S. This one was probably ordered
at the same time as NE 130 A and B, but never placed in circulation.
Silverline Transportation of Goldsboro, NC, used tokens for a short time in
1996 for Wayne County Social Services' clients to pay for transportation to and from
work, medical appointments, and other necessary trips in the city of Goldsboro and
surrounding areas. Bill Boncek obtained a supply of NC 360 D for the N.I.S.,
and reports only a few specimens of 360 B and C were still in possession of the
owner. Obviously only a limited quantity were made of these two.
Unidentified #278 was listed in July 2002. Now we relist it as PA 695 D based
on research by A1 Zaika. He writes "Thompson Run R.R. is listed in my 1899 Poc-
ket List of Railroads as the Thompson Run Railroad S Coal Co., with the main
office in Newcastle, PA, with 5 miles of trackage. This company had a coal
mine at Thompson Run, PA, so it is possible that the railroad ran to the mine from
New Castle. The 1930 Poors Railroad Manual lists this railroad as being abandoned."
Thompson Run, PA, is no longer noted on recent maps of Pennsylvania or in my
ZIP Code directory. So we list the token from New Castle.
The New Issues Service will handle the token issued for our recent Annual
Convention. The tour ride was in Green Bay, Wl. It was struck by Masterpiece
Medallions of Claremont, California.
The Presentation Piece listing is just like CA 705 D, which was listed in May
of this year and was sent out by New Issues, except that the Presentation Piece
is much larger. Bill Sowell noted that this one was available from the source for
$15 plus postage, and that only 200 of these were struck.
The Club Tour listing was mentioned by the Editor last month. All AVA mem-
bers who attended the lola, Wl, portion of the recent AVA Convention were
presented a specimen when they toured the facilities of Krause Publications.
***** '
About 15 years ago I bought a detcdled British road atlas. After not a long
time I fell on a tiny dot of a village marked Old Passage, on the mouth of the
Severn, right next to the modern M4 highway bridge connecting Bristol and
Newport. I immediately recalled the Smith listing of UK-England 992 FH on page
170 of his 1981 ferry token catalogue. So this unidentified token should be relisted
as being from Old Passage, England. - Yosef Sa'ar
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SEPTEMBER WORLD TOKEN REPORT
By Yosef Sa'ar
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MALTA
MLT Valletta 910 (Reported by a non-member)
MALTA TRAMWAYS & LIFTS (MALTESE CROSS)
BBo Cm 22 Sd 1 D. $35.00
SLOVENIA
SVN Maribor 430 (Reported by a non-member)
MESTINI AVTOBUSNI PROMET MARIBOR (LOGO)
BB Pr 20 Sd (City arms) 1.50
BC Py 20 Sd " 1.50
UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
GBR-S Edinburgh 360 (Reported by John E. Ohlson, Jr.)
LOTHIAN REGIONAL TRANSPORT LOTHIAN (script) LRT (logo)
DCo A 23 Sd Value as Advertised A (anodized to a brass color) .80
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NOTES BY YOSEF SA’AR
The Valetta, Malta, token was described in Bob Lyall's excellent article in
the February issue of The Fare Box.
The plastic Maribor bus tokens are included in Ranko Man die’s book Tokens
of Yugoslav Lands , now out-of-print. There are other transport tokens included,
and we are waiting for a full report.
Please note the three-letter capitalized code is given for each country on the
same line as the city name. These are official three-letter abbreviations adopted
by the International Standards Organization. The only exception found necessary
was the division of the United Kingdom as follows: GBR-E for England; GBR-W
for Wales; GBR-S for Scotland; GBR-NI for Northern Ireland; GBR-IOM for the
Isle of Man and GBR-CI for the Channel Islands. Using these appbreviations will
shorten token citations in lists, advertisements and communications. I.e., SVN
430 BB would be the new plastic token from Maribor, Slovenia. Two-letter country
codes also exist, but they conflict with the state and province abbreviations for
the United States and Canada. Therefore, we're using the three-letter codes for
world tokens .
Please send reports of new and unlisted world transportation tokens, as well
as clear rubbings or photographs, to: Yosef Sa'ar - Ta Doar 4040 - 88140 ELAT,
Israel. Email: y saar@actcom .co.il
A LITTLE STORY ABOUT A CENSUS TOKEN
Several weeks ago I was prowling thru some local coin shops, At one I was
shown about 200 loose tokens, unmounted and unpriced. I selected 16, of various
sorts and kinds (transit, parking, trade good-fors, etc.) I would have been happy
to pay $40 for 15 of them, not to mention the 16th. When I was done the shop owner
asked me "How many thousand dollars do you owe me?" I sort of shrugged and
asked what he wanted for them. He hemmed and hawed and suggested I make him
an offer, which I did and which he accepted. The upshot of it is that I paid
$20 for the 16 tokens, the last of which is an absolutely beautiful example of PA
395 A, the oval Big Rock Bridge "single horse and buggy" token. Given the
circumstances I imagine this must be a new member of the population unless one has
gotten very lost along the way. - John E. Ohlson, Jr.
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THE SWINFORD, ENGLAND, TOLL BRIDGE TOKEN
By Yosef Sa'ar
A large (35mm) green plastic bridge token was listed and illustrated on page
82 of The Fare Box for 1999. Using the information appended to the listing, I did
a little internet search and came up with some interesting details. Firstly, the issuer,
as mentioned in the listing, is Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Ltd., a trucking company
and quarry operator headquartered in Bletchington, about 8 miles north of Oxford,
the famous university city. The Collins Road Atlas Britadn and the internet multiMap
both give the name of the village as BletchingDON, not BletchingTON. Can someone
resolve this geographical place name conflcit? Apparently the Smith & Sons firm are
heavy bridge users and issued a token for control purposes and/or to relieve the
drivers from carrying small change.
Regardless of the above, I believe the token should be listed from where it
used, Swinford or nearby Eynsham, site of an old toll bridge on the River Thames.
In earlier times Swinford was the location of a pig crossing, thus Swine Ford. It
lies on the B4044 road, just east of Eynsham on the route to Oxford.
In 1636 some Welsh Sheriffs were drowned in the ford at Swinford, and in
1764 John Wesley (who preached his first sermon in South Leigh Church a few miles
away) was nearly drowned. More important than all the previous drownings and near
drownings, was the fact that King George III got wet while crossing the Thames at
Swinford. So the Earl of Abingdon decided to build a stone bridge. One source gives
the construction date as 1769 and another as 1777. In gratitude, the King gave the
Earl the toll income, tax-free, forever. Not a bad deal. However, an 18th Century
Act of Parliament requires the tolls to be kept low, currently only 5 pence (about
8<f) for a motor vehicle. Until 1994 the fee was just two pence!
Apparently the bridge operates Charity Days, where all toll income is collected
by volunteers of a recognized cause. I've found the following reference on the inter-
net site of the Eynsham Cricket Club. "We will be submitting a letter to the owners
of the Swinford Toll Bridge, asking if we can man the bridge on one of their Charity
Days. These can raise a huge amount of money but there is fierce competition from
other organizations - keep your fingers crossed!" The bridge is owned by Mr.
Graham Smith, who lives in Worcestershire.
Currently there is a move to upgrade the B4044 road from Eynsham to Oxford,
but this would require a new bridge. The Swinford toll Bridge is protected as a
historic monument and the Department of EnMronment allowed the tolls to be increased
only to finance expensive repairs. It looks like the bridge will be around for a while.
How long will the 5p toll hold on?
sje s}: ^
From the Journal of the Transport Ticket Society, published in the United King-
dom, we learn that Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council has replaced National Trans-
port tokens (which are used all over the U.K.) with its own One Pound green plastic
token as of April I, 2002. The token's expiration date is stated on its reverse, and
it will be replaced by a different color for 2003/4.
The Cotswold District Council has replaced its 9-sided 40p purple token with
a round 40p white token, as of April 1, 2002.
National Transport Tokens have introcued a new 50p aluminum token depicting
Ebley Mill, the headquarters of Stroud District Council, which abandoned its own
plastic tokens last year.
Finally, Ryedale District Council stopped using regular tokens, replacing them
with bus passes in March, 2001. But they did issue a 50p light blue token, round
rather than 7-sided as the previous token, but these new tokens became obsolete
on June 30 of this year.
The information for Journal was supplied to them by AVA member John Tolson.
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SUPPLEMENT #15 TO CAR WASH TOKENS
By Harold V. Ford
KENTUCKY
Newport 640 (ex Unld 434)
J & K 1 STOP
C o B 25 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car)
OF NORTH AMERICA
Second Edition
5.00
LOUISIANA
Winnsboro 970
WALLER-SINGER CHEVROLET, INC. $3°*^ OFF (Inside CHEVROLET LOGO)
CAR WASH EXP. 3/30/02 435-7078-WINNSBORO, LA
C o Pg 29 Sd Waller-Singer Chevrolet, Inc. $2°° Off (inside Chevrolet Logo)
Oil Change Exp. 3/30/02 435-7078-Winnsboro , LA (black
printing) 3.00
(A similar blue token was never used per owner)
MASSACHUSETTS
Nantucket 535 (ex Unid 422 & 469)
AIRPORT CARWASH MACY LANE hh (BI -PLANE)
B Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value hh 1.00
C Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value hm 1.00
MINNESOTA
Sauk Rapids 790
RAPIDS WASH 4 WAX SAUK RAPIDS MINN.
A o B 23 Sd Good For One Five Minute Wash 12.50
MISSOURI
Fenton 310 (ex Unid 476)
CQ EXPRESS CAR WASH ONE DOLLAR NO CASH VALUE
A B 27 Sd Good. For. One Dollar . in . Trade hm 1 — 1.00
Troy 922 (ex Unid 431)
EXPRESS CARE, CARWASH (ANTIQUE CAR)
A Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value hh (stars) 4.00
PHTO
Akron 10 (ex Unid 500)
SPLASH ’N’ DASH GOOD FOR ONE SUPER WASH hh
B Bz 29 Sd Touchless Automatic Carv.''ash Manchester Only 3.50
Massillon 535 (ex Unid 168)
COIN CARWASH 4 TOKENS OR QUARTERS FOR WASH '5 INCLUDES WAX
NORTH OF AMHERST SHOP. CTR.
A o Bz 26 Sd Meter-All Dallas Texas 10.00
OREGON
Beaverton 90
EXPRESS CAR WASH 10270 SW CANYON BEAVERTON, OR
C A 29 Sd Good For One Exterior Car Wash No Cash Value 4.00
Newberg 560 (ex Unid 249)
GRUMPY’S CAR WASH
A o Bz 23 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh 7.50
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5th AUCTION OF TOKENS FM M WJL MEM COLLECTION
1. All bids aust be postaarked no later than November 30 4 . Bids 07er $5 aill be reduced to 10? above the 2nd high bid.
Bids under Catalog value KILL NOT be considered unless 5. Successful bidders are responsible for postage and insurance,
specially noted. and aust reiit prior to shipaent, if requested.
3. Please bid by LOT £ ONLY. 6. Varieties listed are froa the Godsoe Varieties Catalog,
KAIL BIDS TO: Joel J. Reznick, 116 Meyerson Nay, Wheeling, 11 60090-2101
1. IN 520 B
51. HI 65 B
101. HI 370 B
151. HI 560 F
201. HI 845 Da
251. HN 230 N
2. lA 110 A
52. HI 65 Cb
102. HI 370 C
152. HI 560 G
202. HI 845 E
252, HN 230 P
3. lA 150 B
53. HI 65 G
103. HI 370 B
153. HI 560 J
203. MI 845 H
253. HN 230 Q thin
4. lA 640 L
54. HI 68 A
104. HI 370 F
154. HI 560 K
204. MI 845 I
254, MK 245 Ab
5. lA 640 H
55. HI 68 C
105. HI 370 G
155. MI 560 L
205. MI 845 J rough
255. MB 290 A
6. XY
10 R
56. HI 70 A
106, HI 370 I
156. HI 560 N
206. HI 845 K
256. HN 370 Aa
7. MD
60 I
57. HI 70 B
107. HI 370 L
157. HI 560 Ob
207. HI 845 L
257. HN 370 B
8. HD
60 S
58. HI 70 C
108. HI 370 H
158. HI 560 R
208. HI 845 H
258. HN 380 A
9. HD
60 AQ
59. MI 75 B
109, HI 370 N
159. HI 560 T
209, HI 845 N
259. MH 410 A
10. HD
60 AR
60. MI 75 1
110. HI 370 0
160. HI 560 D
210. HI 845 0
260. MH 410 B
11. MD
60 AS
61. MI 75 M
111. MI 375 C
161, HI 560 V
211. HI 845 R
261. MM 510 A
12. HD 670 Aa
62. HI 75 N
112. MI 390 B
162. HI 560 W
212. HI 845 S
262. MB 510 B
13. HD 670 Ab
63. MI 75 0 .
113. MI 390 C
163, HI 560 X
213. MI 845 T
263. HN 510 C
14, MD 670 Bb
64. HI 125 A
114. HI 395 Ab blank
164. HI 560 Y
214. MI 845 0
264. HN 520 A
15. MD 670 Ea
65. HI 135 Aa
115. HI 395 Ab'l
165. MI 560 Z
215. MI 845 W
265. HN 520 Ba
16. HD 670 Eb
66. HI 135 Ab .
116. HI 395 Bb-4
166. HI 560 AA
216. HI 845 X
266. HN 520 C
17. HD 670 G
67. MI 165 A
117. HI 395 Bb-4/4
167 HI 560 AB
217, MI 845 Z
267. KN 540 A
18. HD 670 B
68. HI 165 B
118. HI 395 Bd blank
168. MI 560 AC
218. HI 885 A
268. HN 540 6 holed
19. HA 970 A holed
69. HI 165 C
119. HI 395 Bd-4/4
169. HI 560 AD
219. HI 885 B
269. HN 540 Ca
20. HA 997 D
70. HI 225 A holed
120. HI 395 Bd-5/5
170. HI 560 AF
220. HI 885 Ca
270. KN 540 D
21. HA 1000 C
71. HI 225 3
121. HI 395 C-1
171. HI 580 AG
221, HI 885 D
271. HN 540 S
22. HI
5 A
72. HI 225 Dc
122. HI 395 C-3
172, MI 585 B
222, HI 930 A
272. HN 540 I
23. HI
5 C
73. MI 225 E
123. HI 395 D blank
173. MI 585 C
223. MI 930 B
273. HN 540 0
24. HI
5 D
74. HI CI-1
124, HI 395 D-2
174. MI 610 A
224. HI 1000 A
274. HN 540 H
25. HI
5 E
75. HI CI-2
125. MI 395 E blank
175, HI 610 B
225, HI 1000 B
275. MK 540 Xa
26. HI
5 F
76. HI CT-3
126. HI 395 E-5
176. HI 630 Bb
226. HN 30 Aa
276. HN 540 Xb
27. HI
5 G
77. MI 225 Pa
127. MI 470 A
177. MI 630 C
227. KN 30 B
277. HN 540 Y
28. HI
5 B
78. HI 225 Pb
128. HI 470 Bb
178. HI 635 A
228. HN 30 C
278, HN 540 Z
29. MI
5 I
79. HI 225 Pc
129. HI 495 A
179. HI 635 B -
229, HN 50 Ld
279. HN 540 AA
30. HI
5 J
80. HI 225 Pd
130. HI 495 E
180. HI 650 A
230, HN 50 Hd
280. HN 540 AB
31. HI
5 K
81. MI 225 S
131. MI 495 F
181. MI 670 C
231. HN 50 Nd
281. HN 540 AC
32. HI
5 L
82. HI 225 U
132. MI 495 H
182. HI 670 E
232. HN 50 Oa
282. HN 540 AD
33. HI
5 M
83. HI 265 B
133. MI 495 I
183. HI 680 Ea
233. HN 50 P
283. HN 540 AE
34. HI
5 N
84. HI 265 C
134. HI 510 C
184. HI 680 I
234. HN 50 Q
284. HN 540 AG
35. HI
5 0
85. MI 270 A
135. MI 515 A
185. HI 680 J
235. HN 65 A
285. HN 540 AJ
36. HI
5 P
86. HI 270 B
136. HI 515 B
186. HI 680 R
236. HN 65 B
286. HN 540 AK
37. HI
20 A
87. MI 270 C
137. MI 525 Ab
187, MI 700 A
237. HN 70 Aa
287. MS CT-1
38. HI
20 B
88. HI 285 A
138. HI 525 C
188. HI 700 B
238. HN 70 Ab
288. HN CT-2
39. HI
20 C
89. HI 285 Ha
139. MI 525 D
189. HI 735 A
239. HN 70 B
289. HN 560 A
40. HI
20 D
90. HI 285 Hb
140. HI 525 Ba
190. HI 770 A
240. HN 80 A
290. HN 590 A
41. HI
20 E
91. HI 285 la
141. MI 525 I
191. MI 770 Ca
241. HN 90 A
291. HN 600 A
42. MI
20 F
92. HI 285 Ja
142. HI 525 J
192. HI 770 E
242. HN 160 A
292. HN 600 B
43. HI
20 G
93, MI 285 Jb
143. HI 525 K
193. MI 775 A
243. HN 180 B
293. MK 620 A
44, HI
30 A
94. HI 285 K
144. HI 525 0
194. MI 775 B
244. HN 210 A
294. HN 620 B
^ 45. HI
40 D
95. HI 285 L
145. HI 530 B
195. MI 775 F
245. HN 210 B
295. MS 620 C
46. HI
50 A thin
96. HI 285 0
146. HI 530 E
196. MI 785 A
246. HN 210 C
296. HN 660 6
47. HI
5 B
97. HI 345 B
147. HI 530 I
197. MI 785 B
247. HN 230 C
297. HN 680 A
48. HI
55 A
98. HI 345 C
148. HI 530 Kb
198. HI 785 E
248. HN 230 E
298. HN 680 B
49. MI
60 £
99. MI 345 D
149. HI 530 U
199, MI 785 F
249. HN 230 F
299. HN 680 I
50. HI
60 F
100. HI 360 A
150, HI 560 C
200. HI 845 Ca
250. HN 230 Ha
300. HN 730 B
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A D
SEPTEMBER
Sth^arOo^ I ON
2 0'“0
Anrui £ 8o4 QuM^sa.
73/ Eoa’a 26th Stoeet Min/vzApoUA MN 55^04-4402 (612) & 7?-4699
ACS 0 / up CO J column inches in each cacagory are free io ava members, iasg^er au^
i or full page) must be sent to the Fare Box editor. Ads must leacn tn^ mana-
gers by the F’FTH of the month of issue, or they will be held for next nioncr. 5
jssue- DO NOT 'lun. thA same, ad ia ooMzciUioe, iASuexs uuUhoat changing th^ ujo'uUng. Use
:ne 2-ieCten. state a bbre'x 1 a t i on in your ad. as wel 1 . as your name, adaress ana
complete 9-di.gU zip code, uhlch con oe found by looking at a previous au. 01 -
membership roster. Submit only one ad per category, more ui:i be combinea
into one ad, or held for next monch's issue. Please. orUy ado xUating to ucm.,
'holed in. paUioationo oi, the, AmeAuxan Ocotuniol A ooocuidion .
OT AUCTiGN'c lose 11/30
ita’ly 120-FA. See Fare Box,
Jan 1982, page 9 and Farp
tsox May 1991, page 54.
Minimum bid $25.00.
Frank Kelley
P. 0. Box 2515
Harbor OR 97415-0318
30 TRADE
Trade my parking and car
wash tokens for transporta-
tion tokens, Send your list
for mine.
John Clecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA
19020-3689
1:0 W.'^NTED
Atwood
premium
national check &
list of US transpor-
tation tokens - 1948, Loose
leaf copy 6" x 9" in size.
Also 1952 mimeographed
8'/?" X 11" by John Coffee,
jsmoores<a>woridnet. att.net or
mail.
James S. Moores
908 Scott Drive
Liberty MO 64068-3430
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3115 CHARLES ROSENQUIST - 1504 Monroe Ave. - Racine, Wl 53405
Age 60; Real Estate Broker. Collects US, Canada (McCalip)
3116 STANTON W. LOVELADY - P.O. Box 421048 - San Francisco, CA 94142-1048
Age 58; Cashier. Collects US, Canada, Foreign, tax tokens (Coffee)
3117 DAVID DAUBERT - 10190 Highway 7 - Watertown, Minnesota 55388
Age 57; Transportation Engineer. Collects US (Coffee)
3118 DENNY FAULKNER - 3733 South 2100 West - Roy, Utah 84067
Age 65; Retired. Collects US, parking, car wash (Coffee)-
3119 NATHAN C. BUCKWALTER - 2817 Brookfield Road - Lancaster, PA 17601
Age 55; Purchasing Administrator. Collects US, Australia (Schneider)
3120 PETER P. SZABACA - 43-19 41st Street - Sunnyside, NY 11104
Age 44; Computer Programmer. Collects US, casino, (Schneider)
3121 VICTOR D. FILLIPPI - 30 Roy Street - Somerset, MA 02726-3309
Age 49, Collects US (Schneider)
3122 ROBERT J. KERR - San Dollar Coins, P.O. Box 3201 - Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Age 66; Retired. Collects all types. (Coffee)
CORRECTIONS TO MAILING LIST AND MEMBERSHIP ROSIER
Louis Crawford - 433 Hemlock Drive - Flowood, MS 39232 [correction to mailing label only]
Eugene H. Ferguson - 27285 Manon Ave. #56 - Hayward, CA 94544-4668 [correction to mailing label. only]
Lawrence Gaston, Jr. - 13240 Meander Cove Drive - Germantown, MD 20874-3729 [label cofrectionj
Peter Hudik - 3525 Julep Drive - Colonial Heights, VA 23834-5631 [ZIP correction]
Theodore M. Meyers - correct email address to MeyersT2@A0L. com
Robert F. Mills - 505 Walker Road - Elizabeth, PA 15037-1041 (label correction]
Charles Nichols - correct phone area code to 925; correct ZIP code to 94551-3047
ra; trying to maintain correct Fare Box mailing labels, the best way to keep a record is to print label
corrections in THE FARE BOX.
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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 10
OCTOBER 2002
OUR 664th ISSUE
KENNETH REUBEN, ED MDHAHt^, GCEN IDICCIAlll^
Ehree alH friends have left the scene, and u)e are the poorer for their loss. Kenneth
Reuben, APA 2328, of Hamden, Ct, joined us in 1986. His friend ^teve Kellner reports
"Ken and I used to run streetcars during the 1980s in the summers at the [Connecticut
Erolleg] museum. Ife spent many days talking about trolleys and tokens between trips
^ on the cars. I mill almays remember and miss him. He mas a rail fan and model rail-
may c'i'’.l,ertov nf American Flyer equipment, both "2'" gauge and gauge, a-ls-o. collec-
ted railroadianna, railroad books, etc." Ken died July 17, 2002, at age 84.
Ed IDadhams, AOA 381, Of Darien, CJ, mas an old and dear friend and a delightful
source of information about Connecticut trolleys. An appreciation by his friend Hlel
Crr is inside this issue. He mas an AWA member for 41 years.
Glen Oilliams, ADA 970, of Fond du Cac, iti, joined the ADA 35 years ago, and died
the day after his 50th IDedding Anniversary, on September 27, 2002. An active collec-
tor and a good friend, Glen mas 74 at the time of his death.
November 11. Together with this issue you will find your dues envelope, for
your convenience in paying your annual AVA membership dues for year 2003. As
reported earlier, we found it necessary to raise the dues to $22 ($25 Canada, $33
overseas). Some wanted to raise dues to $25, but we want to keep dues as low as
possible, just enough to cover actual expenses. At the old $20 rate we were losing
money, and as we don't have any endowment, we need to pay as we go. Please send
in your dues as soon as possible, because when folks wait till after the first of the
year it causes endless problems as we remove names and then have to put them back
on the mailing list. It saves us SO MUCH trouble if you get that check in right
away. If you lose the envelope, just use any envelope and send dues tch -’oel J.
Reznick, Treasurer, P.O. Box 116, Wheeling, IL 60090-0116.
The AVA will soon be presenting silver 25-year and 50-year membersriip niedals
to long-time members. Joel Reznick would like to run a contest for the design of
the medal. We'll mule your designed die to the AVA seal die which we own. Be
'^sure to leave a blank banner on your design for engraving the name of the recipient.
Send proposed designs to Joel. The winner will receive a pure silver example of
one of the AVA tour tokens. We make just one silver example of each convention
tour token and these are awarded to the recipient of the Literary Award, or if no
award is given that year, the silver token will be used in another award.
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A sideline collection I have are coins engraved to indicate that they are the
first fare collected on a new streetcar line. One I have is an 1889 dime with the
reverse flattened and engraved: "Car Fare / Oct. 15 1889" with a nice border.
Now one wonders just why someone went to the trouble to engrave this coin . It
must have represented something special to him. Was it a first fare collected on
some line? Another I have is an 1891 nickel, with the reverse flattened and en-
graved: "Nov. 25 91 / 1st Fare Coll / On EL Ry. S.C." Now all I have to do
is find an electric railway trolley line that opened November 25, 1891 . Could the
"S.C." be for Sioux City? Any ideas out there? Meanwhile if anyone has any
more of these engraved coins for sale I'd love to buy them from you, if you'd be
willing to part with them.
At the AVA Convention someone showed me a white metal 23mm token with
blank reverse, inscribed on obverse: "Huntington Coach Corp." I also have one
of these but it's about 30mm. I wonder what these were used for. Quite possible
employee tokens?
Recently on ebay a previously unknown token was offered, and the last check
I made on it, high bid was $449.00 with a few days to go. To me that's a bit
too rich for a cardboard, but some folks love them. The token is described:
GOOD FOR/ONE RIDE/H.D. CHILDS, PROP ./ SABANNO , TEXAS
Fr A5 Sd (blank)
The seller said this about the token's issuing town: "Sabanno is a ghost town
in Eastland county that had a postoffice from 1901 to 1917. Today only a cemetery
and scattered ranches exist."
Also on ebay recently was an example of PA 395 B, which fetched over $400.
I have a duplicate of that token!
Recently Joe Radomski visited Amsterdam, NY, because Roger Bolz had re-
ported a new issue from there. Joe also found a second new one as well. The
two tokens are:
CITY OF/AMSTERDAM/REGOLAR/PASSENGER
Pb Oc Sd Coniraunity/Solutions/for/Transportation/8A3'9935 (37miii) (white printing)
ST MARY'S/HOSPIIAL
Pr Sd New/Frontiers
The St, Mary's token (I'm not certain of its size) is given to patients in the hos-
pital's alcohol abuse and mental health programs, which are called "New Frontiers."
When Joe visited the bus office he was told they did not have enough to give any
out at all. However the manager of the bus line said he had no objection if Joe
went to the token manufacturer (who was in Amsterdam) and had some more made.
So Joe did just that. Minimum order was 500 of each. So we took250 of each for
ourselves and presented the other 250 of each to the bus line, as their supply
was low. Accordingly both tokens will be sent to New Issues Service members.
John Mutch, the TAMS maverick editor, recently reported a previously un-
known token to me. The token is 25mm aluminum, 5-sided (pentagonal), inscribed
HIGHLANDS TRANSPORTATION / CO. // GOOD FOR / 15C / IN TRADE He has
no idea where it is from. Possibly Highlands, NC? Any ideas. Nice old token.
Gary Kruesel reports a nice old token inscribed "Emil Gregor / Dray / and
/ Transfer / Casselton, / N.D. // 25C" I believe this would definitely be a listable
hack token.
A European Token Congress convened October 18-20 in Cheltenham, England,
including talks on "The Old Passage Ferry," by Noel Cox, and "Bristol and Glouc-
estershire Transport Tokens" by AVA member John Tolson. I hope someone can
send up a report on the gathering.
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OCTOBER WORLD TOKEN REPORT
by Yosef Sa’ar
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AZERBAIJAN
AZE
Baki
'50
(Baku) (Reported by Yosef Sa'ar)
67M97
BC
Pm
25
Rd 30 (subway car)
$1.00
BD
pg
25
Rd 30 (subway car)
$1.00
(M=Metro, 1967-1997, 30th anniversary)
LITHUANIA
LTU Kaunas 415 (Kovno) (Reported by Charles D. Hodder)
K.K. 2 >K.A. (pattern logo)
A o Bz 28 Rd (blank) $75.00
(K.K.Z.D.=Kovenskaja Konnaja Zeleznaja Doroga=Kaunas Horse Tramway)
NAMIBIA
NAM Windhoek 900 (Reported by Yosef Sa’ar)
CITY COUNCIL STAATSRAAD WINDHOEK
BD 0
Pa
Sq
Sq-sc
Busdiens Bus Service 4 4 Trek Stage (25mm)
$3.50
CITY COUNCIL ST/\ATSRAAD WINDHOEK
BP o
Py
Sq
Sq-sc
Busdiens Bus Service 1 1 Sone Zone (25mm)
$3.50
BG 0
Pr
Sq
Sq-sc
Katutura Busdiens Bus Service 2 2 Sone Zone (25mm)
$3.50
BH 0
Pe
Sq
Sq-sc
Katutura Busdiens Bus Service 3 3 Sone Zone (25mm)
$3.50
Bl 0
Pa
Sq
Sq-sc
Katutura Busdiens Bus Service 4 4 Sone Zone (25mm)
$3.50
BJ 0
Pw
Sq
Sq-sc
Katutura Busdiens Bus Service 5 5 Sone Zone (25mm)
$3.50
TURKEY
TUR
Izmir
■ 390
(Smyrna) (Reported by Yosef Sa'ar)
(Crossed anchors logo, star & crescent)(incuse)
FA 0
Bz
20
Sd
(same as obverse) (1970-87
$2.50
IZMIR KORFEZ HATTI iSLETMESI
FB
Bz
22
Sd
(Crossed anchors, star & crescent) Darphane 1987 (*1988)
$2.50
(=
=lzmir Bay Lines Operations)
UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
GBR-E National Usage 598 (Reported by John E. Ohison, Jr.)
NATIONAL TRANSPORT TOKEN 50
DG
A
29
Ng Ebley Mill (building
$0.80
DH
A
29
Ng T (logo)
NATIONAL TRANSPORT TOKEN £1
$0.80
Dl
A
23
Rd T (logo
(milled edge)
EURO EURO EURO EURO 1 (incuse) (6 five-pointed stars)
$1.60
ZA 0
A
25
Rd T (logo)
(seven notches around the milled edge){pattem)
$5.00
WORLD TOKEN NOTES by Yosef Sa'ar
The commemorative plastic subway tokens from Baki, Azerbaijan, are/were in regular daily usage. The M is
large covering most the obverse, while the numbers 67 and 97 are small, curved around the bottom. The brass Metro
token from Baki was listed p.1 19/1993 and a blue plastic one on p. 2/1998.
Our first known token from Lithuania is an old horsecar token probably from before WWI, when Lithuania was
^oart of the Czarist Russian Empire. This token was first seen in an eBay internet auction a few months ago and was
confirmed by the Numismatic Department of Lietuvos Nacionalinis Muziejus, (Lithuanian National Museum} in Vilnius,
if my count is correct, this is the 71st country from which transport tokens are known. A photo of the token appears in
The Knight, March-April, 2002.
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The zone tokens from Windhoek to the former suburb of Katutura are a second series. The azure 4 stage token
from the first series has also been uncovered. The token are sold or distributed on a square, black plastic nail that has
a slight hub on the end preventing them from falling off. They can be pulled off one at a time, as required. My
examples came from a former resident of Windhoek. Before independence, Namibia (South West Africa) was under
the control of South Africa. In the late 1950's and 1960’s apartheid was enforced and separate townships were
created outside Windhoek, Khomasdal for coloureds and Katutura for blacks. Today both areas are now part of of the
City of Windhoek.
The Izmir ferry token is our first listed piece from this important Mediterranean port. The issuer is undoubtedly
Turkish Martime Bank Ltd., as the logo on the reverse is the same as the Istanbul ferry tokens.
The National Transport Token issues are truly national in nature. They are used by more than 150 local
authorities in England and Wales. Therefore it was felt that a "National Usage" category would be more appropriate
than a listing at the headquarters city of NTT. The S-S 1990 catalogue lists earlier National Transport Token issues
from Manchester, UK-England 500 CH-CU. The Fare Box supplement p. 109-1 0/1 999 lists them from Preston, UK-
England 605 CA-CJ, CM-CX, DA-DF; also p. 123/1 999 England 605 CK. Since 1999 the company has been
headquartered in nearby Blackburn. The Euro token was produced as a sample in preparation for the UK to enter the
Euro currency zone of the European Union. I believe the United Kingdom is the onlymember of the EU that has not
gone over to Euro currency. All other member countries have been using the Euro since 1 January 2002
Please note the new abbreviation used in column five for the shape of the token: Ng = Nonagon (nine-sided);
also for perhaps future listings, Hp = Heptagonal (seven-sided), Dk = Decagonal (ten-sided).
Please send reports of new and unlisted tokens, as well as a clear rubbings, photographs or scans to:
Yosef Sa'ar - Ta Dear 4040 — 88140 Elat, Israel // Email:
ED WADHAMS: A TRIBUTE
By Melvin R. Orr
Edward (Ed) Wadhams passed away on July 31, 2002. He was 77. Ed and I
have been members of the Stamford Model Railroad Club for a long time. Year 2002
was Ed's 50th year. It was through Ed that I became interested in collecting tokens.
He sponsored me for membership in the AVA.
Ed had a life-long interest in transit. His father was the first bus driver to
be hired by the Connecticut Company. Sr. Wadhams signed on when the company
opened the Stamford-Glenbrook-Norton Heights-Darien route. This was the first
Connecticut Company route that was not a trolley line. Ed knew most of the drivers
and motormen. In his living room is a display of Connecticut Company hat badges,
many worn by people he knew. His presence has alwyas been known at the Stamford
Bus Garage. Recently at his suggestion the route that his father drove was altered
slightly to accommodate workers at two shopping centers in Darien.
Ed had a wealth of transit photographs. Some were used in a book that he
co-authored, Connecticut Company's Streetcars . There is a picture of a railfan group
touring , the New Haven Grand Streetcar Barn in 1946. One of the fans is Ed.
A short time after I had purchased token CT 320 A he sent me a picture of the Shore
Line Electric Railway Car #1 .
During the 2nd World War Ed was a ticket agent at the Noroton Heights Railroad
Station. The Navy trained radio operators two blocks away. The school would be
dismissed at noon on Saturday and the train left for Grand Central about 10 minutes
later. Ed Issued a lot of tickets in ten minutes.
Besides collecting tokens Ed collected time tables. He often contributed to the
newsletter of the New Haven Railroad Historical & Technical Association. In the early
1950s Ed and his wife Lucy (she survives him) traveled to ' the West Coast by
First Class rail. They rode many of the famous named trains. He worked for the
Darien Board of Education for 36 years, retiring in 1988. He administered the
examination for the Boy Scout merit badge in railroading.
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SUPPLEMENT #16 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
By Harold V. Ford Second Edition
TEXAS
Ft. Worth 340
VIC’S IN WOODHAVEN hht
H Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car)
Pearland 718
TIDAL WAVE CARWASH 281-485-8777 PEARLAND, TEXAS hm
C Bz 25 Sd Promotion Token 1 Car Wash (WM-plated)
UTAH
Salt Lake City 750 (relisting of 750 0)
SUPER SONIC CAR WASH 40 YEARS 1959-1999 hm (PLANE)
0 Bz 27 Sd Supersonic Carwash 705 East 3300 South Good For Exterior
Express Wash
WASHINGTON
Kennewick 440
HURA CLEAN CAR WASH CENTERS SELF SERVICE CAR WASH TRI -CITIES
WASHINGTON
D B 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm (8min stainless steel center)
Puyallup 720 (relisting WA 780 G to correct location)
RAINIER TERRACE CENTER EXXON CAR WASH KAWASAKI 160th AT
MERIDIAN
B Z 25 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car) (K-plated)
Seattle 780 (ex Unid 501)
SUDS CITY CAR WASH (BUILDINGS)
H o Bz 29 Sd Redeemable For One Dollar in Trade Non Refundable $1°°
Spokane 840
MAGIC TOUCH CAR WASHES (CARTOON CHARACTER IN CARTOON CAR)
J o B 29 Sd Token For 1 Automatic Wash Roto-Rail Brushless Spot-Free
Automatic No Cash Value
WISCONSIN
Fond du Lac 220
BUGGY BATH FOND DU LAC, WI rwm (ANTIQUE CAR)
B WM 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm
Neenah 540
BERGSTROM (B LOGO)
A Bz 27 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value vb (crown)
CARWASH CHAIN STOCK TOKENS
Group 400 (Texas)
- JH (LOGO) CAR WASH CAR WASH TOKEN NO CASH VALUE
A Bz 25 Sd Car Wash Token No Cash Value 1-?^
TOKEN MANUFACTURERS STOCK TOKENS
Group 30
CARWASH TOKEN hh (ANTIQUE CAR)
W Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm
X Bz 27 Sd " " ” " " " " "
Y Bz 29 Sd " ” " " " " ” "
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OCTOBER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
MINNESOTA
Appleton 60 (Reported by Louis Crawford)
PRAIRIE/FIVE/RIDES/CITY TOKEN
C Pr Sq Sd (bignk) (29mm( Ifwhite lettering)
Canby 150 (Reported by Crawford)
PRAIRIE FIVE/CANBY/RIDES
A Pb Sq Sd (blank( (29mm) (white lettering)
Madison 500 (Reported by Crawford)
PRAIRIE FIVE/MADISON/RIDES
A o Pr Sq Sd (blank) (32mm) (white lettering)
B Pb Sq Sd
NEW YORK
Cortland 160 (Reported by Karl E. Cabsch)
CORTLAND/TRANSIT/(BUS on APPLE)
E Pb 38 Sd (same as obverse) (light blue printing) 2001) 1.00
New York City: Manhattan 630 (Reported by Louis Crawford)
RIVERBANK STATE PARK-NEW YORK STATE OFFICE
OF PARKS/RECREATION. HISTORIC PRESERVATION/(LEAF)
BM Wgz 38 Sd One : Ride/Totally Kid Carousel/ (jester cap){* 1999) .50
PENNSYLVANIA
Doylestown 293 (Reported by Karl E. Cabsch)
BUCKS COUNTY TRANSPORT/BTC/(COUNTY MAP)
B B 25 Sd AAA/Shared/Ride/RWM / (stars)
C A 32 Sd Senior/Shared/Ride/ RWM /(stars)
CLUB TOUR TOKENS
Wisconsin CT
GOOD FOR ONE PASSAGE/CHICAGO ANA-IOLA, WIS.
3 A 35 Sd Present UfDon Boarding/KP KP/August 18, 1991 (encased cent)
CANADA - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Charlottetown 200 (Reported by Louis Crawford 8 John Coffee)
TAXI SAFE WITH SADD /CHARLOTTETOWN /( SHOT GLASS
& KEY with DIAGONAL LINE THRU)
A o Pr 38 Sd I Promise Not to Drink and Drive/Students Against
Drinking and Driving/(building) (black lettering)
(250 made) (* 1996) 10.00
TAXI SAFE WITH SADD/STRATFORD. CORNWALL/
SHOT GLASS & KEY with DIAGONAL LINE THRU)
B o Py 38 Sd I Promise Not to Drink and Drive/Students Against
Drinking and Driving/(building) (black lettering)
(250 made) (* 1996) 10.00
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
IL 999 E: size should be (24mm), not 30mm
2.10 ^
1.00
$0.75
.75
.75
,75
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Prairie Five Rides transit system is a demand response bus system operating
in four western Minnesota counties with city systems in Appleton, Canby, Madison
and Ortonville, and intercity destinations to the Twin Cities, St. Cloud, Fargo and
Moorhead, and several other locations. Tokens sell at 8 for $5. The Authority is
not inclined to sell tokens to collectors, and when a collector recently called them
to see about buying a set, they said it would cost him $25 for the four tokens. We'll
let that pass. Perhaps later they will be available at fare cost.
John Coffee informed Joe Radomski about the new listing for Cortland, NY, and
Joe was able to pick up a supply from the source for the New issues Service, on
a recent trip to eastern New York. This is a local adult fare token.
Louis Crawford obtained a few specimens of NY 630 BM a few years ago and
wrote an article for The Fare Box (page 1 17,118, 11 /2000). Chris O'Conner recently
obtained a supply for the N.I.S.
The two Doylestown, PA, listings will be available to N.I.S. members thanks
to Karl E. Cabsch. PA 293 B is good for a full fare. The 293 C is subsidized by
the State Lottery, and a local social services department determines who qualifies,
mainly persona over age 65 in certain Income brackets.
The token we list as Club Tour Wisconsin #3 was previously listed as #2 in cor-
rections to the A-C Catalogue, page 123, 12/96. Since it was never picked up in
our Annual Supplement, we now relist it. Note it is now #3, not #2.
The two new listings from Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada, were mentioned by
our Editor on page 76 of the July 2002 issue, and page 100 of the September 2002
issue. Specimens are nearly impossible to obtain, so the listing value may be con-
servative.
Fred Sader reports a woodnik issued by a Charlotte, NC, pizza outfit, trans-
portation related: Wr 38 Sd CHARLOTTE / TROLLY/ (STREETCAR) // .50 CENTS
OFF YOUR NEXT MEAL / RUDINO'S PIZZA / ONE BITE AND WE GOTCHA! / (2
FORMS OF PIZZA).
Occasionally a collector reports a modern token without any background data
as to how it is used, its value or its availability. The listing has to be held up
until someone researches this information.
*****
A LETTER FROM JOE RADOMSKI
Joe RadoiHski.dsr.oneiof tour most thorough .reseairchexsoof current tokens, especi-
ally those from his home state of New York. Recently he returned from a trip and
sent the following information:
"Just returned from a couple of days in the Pittsburgh Area and visited the
small systems in Charleroi, Uniontown and New Castle, PA. Charleroi still uses Pa
180 J; New Castle does not use tokens. However they have a brand new state of
the art transit garage that everyone refers to as the Taj Mahal. It is just a beau-
tiful facility that opened in February of this year.
"Enclosed is a wood from Uniontown, PA, and a pamphlet of the services offered
by F.A.C.T. (Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation). They would only part with
a few as the others were in circulation. I don't think it's listable, but here is
another example of a wood TT in use that we can't list. F.A.C.T. also has fixed
route transit service in the Uniontown city and surrounding areas."
IT'S A FACT... WE GO YOUR WAY! / (BUS)
Wb 38 Sd F.A.C.T. /22 East Main Street/Unlontown, PA 15A01/724-430-A600/1-800-321-7A33
Above is the description of the unlistable wood that Joe sent me. Unfortunately it contains no wording on
it that is good; for fare or a ride.
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= SUPPLEMENT #JVP-44 TO FEISEL'S FIFTH =
INDIANA
FORT WAYNE- 3 2 90 (Formerly PTUN-3079)
LUTHERAN / COURTESY / PASS / HOSPITAL
A o B 23 Sd Token
PE>raSYLV7UIIA
GETTYSBURG-3405 (Reported by R Nolan)
(AS B)
D B 25 Sd No Cash Value / No Cash Value (eagle surrounded by stars)
WILLIAMSFORT-3990
WILLIAMSPORT PARKING AUTHORITY / W
E B 22 Sd Parking / Token (auto)
PTMS
GROUP-3034 (Reported by R Nolan)
SECURITY / ACCESS / Al'ID / PARKING / SYSTEMS / INC. (prop)
A B 25 Sd Parking / Token (auto)
GROUP- 3 07 9
(AS A)
D B 23 Sd No / Cash / Value
GROUP-3092 (Reported by R Nolan)
COOLMAN PARKING CO., INC / RWM
F B 20 Sd No / Cash / Value
CANADA
CANAPTMS
GROUP-3054
PARKING / TOKEN (Words slraight)(Rim denlillations)
B B 25 Sd No / Cash / Value (Rim dentillations)
BELGIUM (Reported by M Simon)
BELGPTMS-3052
(AS A)
G B 28 Sd (blank)
GERMANY
GERMPTMS-3056 (Both reported by M Simon)
(AS B)
C B 17 Sd (blank)
D B 18 Sd (blank)
NETHERLANDS
A.RNKEM-3075
BURGERS’ ZOO BUSH SAFARI / ARNHEM-HOLLAND / THOLE (monteyface)
E B 29 Sd (same as obverse)
5.00
.35
.50
. 50
.25
.50
.35
2.00
1.50
1.50
3.00
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
•*■**•****■*********■*■**+******* + *-■*•******
We’ve identified another of the unattributed! The Lutheran Hospital token was
in use during the 1960s and 70s.
Note that Bob Nolan picked up on the omitted RWM mint mark on the Gettysburg
token. Have no info as to whether this token was issued prior to "B".
Williamsport, PA has ordered new tokens. Karl will try for PATNIS .
Must be a new kid on the block regarding the PTMS-3034-A. I have no information
on this token nor its location. If anyone has input, please drop me a line.
Note that the RWM mint mark is NOT on PTMS-3079-D.
Marvin Simon has turned up another of the Belgian stock tokens as well :^s the_two
PTMS tokens of Germany.
The Netherlands token is used to access the parking lot at the zoo.
I have been informed that tokens are in use at THE OXFORD CLUB—1616 17th
ST==DENVER, CO 80202. I have been unable to obtain any info on this.
FEISEL'S FIFTH is available from me direct at $25 postpaid book rate. Hard
bound 4 over 300 pages with ID finder. Also included will be sheets listing all
newly listed tokens with supplement references.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 =
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1 need an original or good
photocopy of the September
1999 issue of the Fare Box.
ysaar@ac tcom.co.il
yosef Sa ' ar
Ta Doar 4040
88140 Elat, isreal
1 have about 50 TT’s for
sale. Catalogue $3.50-560.
Most are priced at less than
twice catalogue. Please send
SASE for sale list. Thanks.
Dan Benice
P. 0. Box 5708
Cary Uc''21512-5708
Collector eager to obtain old
transportation/railroad tic-
kets, passes and cash fare
receipts. US pre-1930 only.
Photocopies help,
Dan Benice
P. 0. Box 5708
Cary NC 27512-5708
6E SEEB
Monroe City, Ml bus tokens
-Ml 650— A. Sell for $3 ;
each & SASE. Have a few.
Multiples welcome.
Jerome Schaeper Jr.
3466 Meadowlark Drive
Edgewood KY 41018-2608
Michigan TT's. Send list. Will
pay book plus 50% and
postage.
"School Bus" Seri
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor HI
49022-5924
1 ) Books of school ride tic-
kets & transfers - Twin
Cities Motor Coach, Benton
Harbor/St Joe Ml. $2.00 each
plus .SASE. 2) Sheboygan Wl
790-L $3.50 plus SASE. 3)
Benton Harbor/St Joe Ml 75-
K -750 plus SASE.
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton harbor HI
49022-5924
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East End Transportation Co.,
Aruba, .Netherlands West
indies. A serious collector
friend desires examples of
any of the tokens of this
company. Please send
offers. ysaar(S)actcom. co.il
Yosef Sa ' ar
Ta Doar 4040
88140 Elat, Isreal
Need these recent issues;
OR 400-G, H; 820-B and PA
293-A.
Larry Dziubeck
P. 0. Box 9741
Pittsburgh PA
15229-0741
A.V.A. CATALOGUES FOR SALE
The Atwood-Coffee Catalogue of U.S. & Canadian Transportation Tokens (3 volumes hardbound)
Volume I: The listing. Price $30 to members. (868 pages)
Volume II: History & Encyclopedia with lots of photos. Price $17.50 to members (776 pages)
Specialized Catalogue of Minor Die Varieties (946 pages) $26 to members
NORTH AMERICA (2nd edition hardbound) $25 to members (302 pages + 10 plates)
^ND COMPANY & REAL ESTATE TOKENS (110 pages hardbound with photos) $10 to members
include postage to USA addresses. Canada and' overseas please add $5.00 to cover part of the
additional postage they soak us. That's $5 for each book Order directly from:
AMERICAN VECTURIST ASSOCIATION - P.O. BOX 1204 - BOSTON, MA 02104-1204
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officers OF THE AMERICAN VECTURIST ASSOCIATION
President John M. Hoffman - 833A Heron Circle - Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363
Vice-President William A. Sowell - P.O. Box 1235 - Cathedral City, California 92235-1235
Secretary Karl E. Gabsch - 2820 Scenic Meadow - Waldorf, Maryland 20603
Treasurer. Joel J. Reznick - 116 Meyerson Way - Wheeling, Illinois 60090
Curator ....Keith M. Haney - 4614 Stonegate Way, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411-4829
Past President William G. Garrison - 9505 Normandy Avenue - Morton Grove, Illinois 60053-1337
The above, and the Editor of The Fare Box, constitute the Executive Board
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3123 DAVID J. FISHMAN - 6749 Dempster St. PMB - Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
Age 34; Numismatist. Coliects U.S. (Ohlson)
3124 LEA D. iNCELS - 10071 Franklin Pike - Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335
Age 34; Coin Dealer. Coilects U.S. (Schneider)
3125 JOHN S, DeSANTO - 1261 Crane Street - Schenectady, New York 12303
Age 42; School business administrator. Coiiects U.S. (Schneider)
3126 MARTIN MOORE - 1323 Shawnee Court - Miliersviiie, Maryiand 21108
Age 60; Retired. Collects U.S., Parking. (Weber)
3127 ROLLA R. ROSS - 31 Rio de Palmas - Fort Pierce, Florida 34951-2813
Retired. Collects U.S., Parking, Car Wash. (Co/feeJ 722-466-0475 RRRoss@prodigy.net
3128 JERRY HALL - P.O. Box 723 - Badin, North Carolina 28009
Age 62; Retired. Collects U.S. (Weber)
CHANGE OT ADDRESS
2482 Jim McNutt - 13243 Thornhill Run - Noblesville, Indiana 46060-8333
362 Irwin Scroggins - N 78 West 17261, #706 - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051
1336 John R. Smith - P.O. Box 394 - Mansfield, Ohio 44901-0394
SO-CALLED BUS TOKENS OF RANDY'S PLACE OF SHERIDAN, WI
By Karl E. Gabsch
These tokens were obtained from an auction with C&J Coins out of Ormond
Beach, FL. While at the AVA convention. Dad and I went to Sheridan, WI, and
found Randy's Place, which is a tavern. It is the only business still open in the
town. I spoke to the owners of the tavern (a husband & wife team). They did
not order the tokens nor did they ever have a bus. They knew nothing about the
tokens. However, they did have tokens of the same size and color but without the
verbiage of "Bus Token" on them. The real tokens are used as drink chips, as
so many taverns in Wisconsin have. They told me whom they ordered their tokens
from, which was an office supply store located in Stevens Point, WI. Dad and I
drove there next, and we spoke to the manager of the office supply store, who
indicated that he had not ordered these tokens. He assumed they were made by
the token manufacturer since they matched exactly the real tokens from Randy's
Place. Additionally he felt that they were made as demo's. However he refused
to tell me the name of the manufacturer. He did indicate that the manufacturer
was located in Wisconsin. Description of the tokens follows:
DRINK SPECIAL/BUS TOKEN/DAYS ONLY
(blank) (black letters on obverse)
Randy's Place/(beer glass) /Sheridan, WI (black letters)
(blank) (black letters on obverse)
" (silver letters on obverse)
Recently on ebay a beautiful example of ND 260 K was offered at a minimum bid of $349. It had previously
been offered at a minimum of $399 with no takers. There still weren't any at $349. Four or five copies
of this token have shown up in the last 5 or so years, all nearly uncirculated. But it is a beautiful
token. I just worry about how may of them are out there.
Py 29 Sd
Pd 29 Sd
Pb 29 Sd
Pb 29 Sd
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VOLUME 56., NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2002 OUR 665th ISSUE
I had to have some emergency hernia surgery on December 5, and have been
feeling a bit on the fragile side since then, and this is why the present issue is
getting to you very late. I hope to publish the next issue in about 3 weeks in
order to get more caught up.
Karl Gabsch is running a full-page ad in this issue, but please note that these
are all car wash tokens, not TTs. Karl recently sent me a list of prices realized
for some rare transportation tokens that were in a Bowers £ Merena Auction on
November 8-10 in Baltimore. The price for NY 630 Da, which has never been a
census token, is something. Here they are: MA 115 B $207; 115 A $242; 115 A
{another one) $184; NY 630 Da $1,610; MD 60 B $104; 60 D $115; 60 D (again)
$92; 60 G $374 (a real bargain!); 60 H $242; MA 115 C $316; MN 230 C S 540 D
$58; PA 750 A $127; 750 F $173; 750 G (no bid); NJ 290 A $92; NM 430 A $109
(that is ridiculous!); SD 260 A $403 (even more ridiculous).
Also on Ebay some recent prices realized: PA 395 B $411.11, and another
one went for only $191.38. TX 135 A $538.28 (and it hasn't even been census
for years, though it is a gorgeous token). ND 260 K $349. PQ 620 M $299.99.
I've just learned they are using a beautiful brass 30mm token on the Macki-
nac Bridge that connects the two peninsulas of Michigan. Obverse: MACKINAC
BRIDGE / AUTHORITY / (BRIDGE) / 2000 Reverse: "Michigan's #1 / Civil En-
gineering Project / of the / 20th Century (all in script)" inside a wreath. Tokens
sell 24 for $30. I was only a few miles from there last August but had no idea
they were using tokens. I called the Bridge Authority to see if we could purchase
200 of them for the NIS. They were quite willing, but only if the tokens were
picked up in person. They flatly refused to mail them. So, is there any AVA
member who might be getting up that way any time soon? Let me know. That
is one of the most beautiful bridges in the world, and so high above the water
that they will provide, free of charge, a driver to drive your car across the bridge
if you’re scared of heights.
Bill Sowell just picked up a 23mm brass token inscribed "TRIPBAR TRANSIT
AUTHORITY / JTB (IN LOCO) // GOOD FOR / ONE FARE / JTB (IN LOGO)
We have no idea where this is from. As it uses "authority" it can't be too old
and may be in use somewhere right now. Any help out there?
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In the past the AVA has had a supply of LOOSE-LEAF BINDERS in which the
Atwood-Coffee Catalogue can be kept. Many members prefer this type to the tradi-
tional hardbound edition. Obtaining loose-leaf binders that can accommodate this
catalogue is not an easy task, and now that the supply has been exhausted, and
if there is sufficient interest, new ones will be ordered. It is anticipated that
the cost should be in the $30 range. If you are interested in reserving a copy
please notify either of the following: Randy Clucksman (email) Lido32 1 3@aol . com or
Joel Reznick (telephone) 847-215-2288.
Keith Haney writes that it's time to send him a list of tokens that you would
like to put in the 2003 AVA Convention Auction. He needs your list before April
10 so he can have the tokens there by May 1 when he leaves for China. If you can,
send an email to AmikaymhigGrandecom . net (note this is a new email address). Or
write him at 4614 Stonegate Way, Corpus Christi, TX 78411-4829, or call him at 361
855-8886. Or fax at 854-3946.
The Oklahoma Numismatic Assn, is in the process of producing a pictorial cata-
logue of all the Oklahoma TTs. After scouring the membership, they are still a few
tokens short. If anyone has these tokens, please send pictures of any of them to
Shane Cornell - P.O. Box 277- Jenks, OK 74037. Even better, scan the tokens and
include them as an attachment to an email. He will be glad to reimburse your expen-
ses. Email address: smcorneQix . netcom . com NEEDED: OK 330 B, 640 K,M
Steve Album sends along a couple of slugs made from U.S. coins that have been
"crossly cut down to operate as NYC transit tokens [NY 630 BJ]." They have the
pentagon figure cut out of the center. With a $1.50 fare in NYC, I suppose some
folks think it's worth the trouble. They came from a large accumulation of foreign
coins 6 tokens that had been purchased from the NYC Transit Authority back about
1998. Most of this stuff came out of parking meters but some from subway turnstiles
and bus fareboxes.
Karl Gabsch has learned how the Mesa, AZ 440 A and B carousel tokens are
used. The brass one (440 A) is sold in vending machines located in the mall, for
$1 apiece. The WM-plated one (440 B) "is given by Mall security personnel to par-
ents whose child is crying or fussing in an attempt to get the child to calm down."
Joel Reznick has asked me to mention again the contest he is running for pro-
posed designs of a 25-year and a 50-year membership medal. See information on
the front page of the October issue. The prize is well worth the effort.
Above are photos of a new park-ride token that went into use Friday, November
29, in Salt Lake City. Tokens are nickel-plated brass but I don't know the size.
They are purchased by merchants from Zions Bank for $1 each and then given out
to customers who, presumably, make a purchase of a certain amount. They are
good for one hour time in parking lots or meters, or "a 2-hour block of time on TRAX
or buses." So they are worth 75<: in parking lots (price of 1 hour) or $1.25 on
buses (fare for 2 hours). They look great, picturing a bus, an LRV trolley, and
a parking meter. We expect to have a supply for our NIS before too long.
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= SUPPLEMENT # JVP-45 TO THE FIFTH EDITION =
TEXAS
GALVESTON- 3 3 60
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A
39
Sd
PTUN
3145
B
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28
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3147
Pi
29
Sd
PTMS
GROUP
-3039
{Reported by J Byars)
2100 MARKET PARKING GARAGE / REDEEM THIS TOKEN FOR UP TO / $1 00 /
OFFER EXPIRES / 12/31/90 / FREE PARKING / AT THE / 2100 MARKET /
PARKING GARAGE / GALVESTON / TEXAS / 2100 MARKET PARKING GARAGE
2100 Market / MCMLXXXV (building) 2.00
SIHLTOR / PARKMUNZE (Reported by M Simon)
(blank)
THIS IS / MY / LUCKY / DAY
Good For / Parking / Only (Reported by H Crow)
WILSON PLAZA / ^ HR. / PARKING (gold Altering) (Reported by L Kemper)
(blank)
(AS A)
B B 25 Sd Drive / Parking / Token / Safely
1.00
BELGIUM (Reported & attributed by M Simon)
BELGPTMS-3053 (Formerly PTUN-3142)
PARKING / VSK / SYSTEMS
A B 22 Sd (same as obverse)
NETHERLANDS
NETHPTMS-3052 (Reported by M Simon)
(AS A)
B Vm 23 Ch (As A)
PTNO-3777
PIONEER CLUB / PARKING (gold letiering) (Reported by V Nolan)
O Po 39 Sd Free Play / $1,110. / Craps / 21 / Roulette
2.00
1.00
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
John Byars has turned up a beautiful old piece from Texas. It would be
interesting to know some of the background history of this token.
There is some information that suggests the PTUN item may be from Switzerland.
Does anyone recognize??
PTUN-3146 is strange. Did a gate user elect to have a stock obverse?
The Wilson Plaza token should ring a bell with a member. Can anyone help?
Thanks to Marvin we have identified another unattributed token!
Apparently the PIONEER CLUB CASINO offers these FREE PLAY tokens to entice
players into their establishment. PTNO-N is similar to O.
A non-member has supplied me with background info on KY-3080-B. The token was
in us.e in 1962 & 1963. The gate was located on State St next to the First
Christian Church. The clinic was located at 1109 State St. The gate was
discontinued because employees kept hitting it finally causing it to be permenantly
damaged.
I was told tokens are in use at the St Louis Public Library 1301 Olive St St
Louis, Mo 63103. I have no further info on this.
You can order the FIFTH EDITION CATALOGUE by writing me diredt. Hard bound with
Identification Finder. Included will be SUPPLEMENT UPDATES with FARE BOX
references. Cost is $25 postpaid.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 =
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NOVEMBER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
CALIFORNIA
El Centro 245 (Reported by Bill Sowell)
NUMERO UNO/SHUTTLE INC/(FRONT OF BUS)
B B 30 Sd Good For/One Ride/Non Refundable/ hm/(* 2002) (WM-pZated) 1,75
San Diego 745 (Reported by Bill Sowell)
SAN DIEGO TRANSIT/CENTURY OF SERVICE/1886-1 986
AFo B 16 Sd Urban/One Fare/San Diego, CA. (* 1997) fi, 000 struck) 2.00
IOWA
Fort Dodge 380 (Reported by Irwin Reuben & Roger Bolz)
MIDAS/TRANSIT
T Pr 43 Sd Cood/For /One/Ride (white lettering) .50
U Pg 43 Sd " " 1.00
V Pe 43 Sd " " 2.00
Humboldt 450 (Reported by Roger Bolz)
MIDAS/TRANSIT
A Py 43 Sd Good/For/One/Ride (white lettering) 1.25
B Pb 43 Sd " " 1.75
Miscellaneous 1000 (Reported by Roger Bolz)
QUEEN II/LAKE OKOBOJI, IA/(BOAT with QUEEN II on bow)
A We 39 Sd Good For/50C/off/One Boat Ride (* 1987)
NEW YORK
Amsterdam 25 (Reported by Roger Bolz and Joe Radomski)
CITY OF/AMSTERDAM/TRANSIT/REGULAR/PASSENGER
L Pb Oc Sd Community/Solutions/for/Transportation/843-9935
(37mm) (white inscriptions) 1.25
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL
M Pr 29 Sd New/Frontier (white inscriptions) 1.00
Canandaigua 110 (Reported by Joe Radomski)
CATS/COUNTY AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM/
OF ONTARIO COUNTY/dl PAW PRINTS)
G We 38 Sd i/Fare .50
H We 38 Sd Full/Fare (Vars:) 1.00
[length of "full fare" on Rev: a. 14mm, 17mm]
b. 19mm, 24mm]
NORTH DAKOTA
Casselton 120 (Reported by Gary Kruesel)
EMIL GREGOR/DRAY/-AND-/TRANSFER/CASSELTON,/N.D.
A o B 29 Sd 25C 75.00
OHIO
Marion 520 (Reported by Larry Kemper)
MAT/TRANSFER/TOKENS
J Px Oc Sd (same as obverse) (black letters) (37mm) 1.00
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OREGON
Eugene 240 (Reported by Bill Sowell)
LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT/EUGENE, OREGON / LTD( LOGO) /rwi
0 B 16 Sd Good For /One Fare $0.50
ADDITIONS S CORRECTIONS
TN 320 A,B; on obverse add a period after TN.
*****
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
The second of three planned tokens was issued by Numero Uno Shuttle Inc.
this year. Last year we listed Calexico, CA 120 A. CA 245 B is used between El
Centro and Heber and Bill Sowell has obtained a supply for the New Issues Service.
A third issue for Brawley, CA, is anticipated next year.
San Diego was running short of CA 745 Z and a quick supply was needed be-
fore the recently listed 745 AE could be minted. Hence this month's listing, which
is a solid version of the earlier token. Bill Sowell obtained a supply for the NIS.
Bill also reported all previous 16mm issues of San Diego Transit were honored at
the new $2.00 fare rate, or exchanged for 745 AE, until 9/30/02.
The five MIDAS (Mid-Iowa Development Association) plastic tokens turn out to
be a can of worms. This regional transit system began operating in 1983 and tokens
went into use in 2001 . About 2,000 of each color were issued. lA 380 T is used
in Ft. Dodge and Webster City as a student and senior fare. lA 380 U is used in
Ft. Dodge, Webster City, Manson, and Pocahontas. lA 380 V is used in Ft. Dodge
as a para transit fare. lA 450 A is used in Humboldt as a senior fare. lA 450 B
is used in Humboldt, Manson, and Pocahontas as either an adult or student fare, de-
pending on location. MIDAS is a subsidized operation that operates in 5 counties:
Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, and Webster. Roger Bolz obtained sup-
plies for the NIS on his return from the AVA convention this summer.
Roger Bolz picked up a few of the I A 1000 Misc listing at the source, so it is
listable. The boat was placed in use on the lake in 1986, the wood token in 1987.
The two Amsterdam, NY, listings were in short supply so we had to await a re-
order in order to get a supply for the NIS. NY 25 L is a regular adult fare; 25 M
is used by St. Mary's Hospital in their New Frontier program for Alcohol Abuse and
Mental Health patients.
Joe Radomski recently discovered that Canandaigua, NY, had issued more wood-
niks for their fixed city and county routes and was able to get a supply of C,Ha,Hb
for the NIS. Red marks on the edge of the ^ fare token were added by the local
authority as a sorting guide.
Gary Kruesel researched the Casselton, MN, listing and reports that Casselton
had two RR depots, about half a mile apart, Emil Gregor was a local farmer who,
as a part time job, also operated a dray business during the World War I era, trans-
porting goods and people to and from stations and the town.
Larry Kemper recently visited Marion, Ohio, and learned that Marion Area Tran-
sit had now issued a third plastic token. The transfer token is used at the down-
town transfer station. The NIS will not handle this one due to limited supply.
Recently the New Issues Service contacted Lane Transit District in Eugene,
OR, for a supply of OR 240 M and N (listed page 78, 7/02), and learned that the
local authority had issued yet another unreported brass 16mm solid token. NIS mem-
bers will soon received the two that were listed in July and the new one listed now.
Roger Bolz recently picked up two plastic tokens, one yellow and one green,
about 29mm: "955-3341 / YELLOW / CAB / BUCK / 955-3341" Any ideas on where
they are from, so we can check them out?
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SUPPLEMENT #17 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH A?ylERICA
BY HAROLD V. FORD Second Edition
CALIFORNIA
Lompoc 441
PINE CAR WASH 805-735-9500 113 EAST PINE LOMPOC, CA hh
A B 25 Sd (cartoon auto facing left) (stars)
COLORADO
Denver 260
JUMBO CAR WASH 501 S. FEDERAL rwm (ELEPHANT SPRAYING CAR)
L Bz 29 Sd No Cash Value No Cash Value rwm (eagle on emblem over wreath)
ILLINOIS
Bloomington 70
POWER WASH 211 CLINTON BLOOMINGTON, IL hm
C Bz 25 Sd Wash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm (2 stars)
Milan 572
SUPER KLEEN WASH 1730 WEST FIRST ST. MILAN, ILLINOIS c
B Bz 29 Sd Brushless Automatic Wash Good Any Time No Cash Value
INDIANA
Indianapolis 460
INDY SPOTLESS AUTO WASH (IN RECTANGLE) rwm
J Bz 29 Sd Automatic Car Wash Token rwm (antique car)
IOWA
Storm Lake 870
AUTO SPA CAR WASH STORM LAKE, lA rwm
A Bz 29 Sd (Carwash Token (antique car) (I'JM-plated)
KANSAS
Salina 880
GREEN LANTERN rwm (LANTERN)
D WM 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm
OREGON
Beaverton 90
EXPRESS CAR WASH 10270 SW CANYON BEAVERTON, OR
D A 29 Sd Good For One Deluxe Car Wash No Cash Value (anodized blue)
TEXAS
Austin 50
IP’S CARWASH RUNDBURG & BURLSON RD. AUSTIN. TEXAS
D B 27 Sd Carwash Token c (antique car) (ACb)
WISCONSIN
Monroe 530
MONROE SUPER WASH rwm (CROSS ON SHIELD)
B B 25 Sd odo (2 slots) (WM-plated)
MONROE-NEW GLARUS SUPER WASH rwm (CROSS ON SHIELD)
C B 25 Sd odo (2 slots) (WM-plated)
WYOMING
Dubois 190
COUNTRY STORE DUBOIS, WY
A B 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hh
2002 -
1.00
3.50
2.50
3.00
5.00
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6.00
1 .00
4.00
4.00
1.00
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UNIDENTIFIED
A-2 CAR-WASH-CENTER (LOGO)
523 WM 23 Sd (blank) (2mra thick)
BEST (OVER EAGLE) OF AMERICA CAR WASH TOKEN
524 B 25 Sd Parking Token (antique car) (WM-plated)
BLUE & GRAY CAR WASH AUTOMATIC WASH (SPORTS CAR)
525 Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value
CLASSIC CAR WASH rwm (OLD CAR)
526 Bz 23 Sd No Cash Value rwm
COOLBREEZE CAR WASH TOKEN rwm (ANTIQUE CAR)
527 Bz 23 Sd No Cash Value rwm
GOOD FOR $1°'^ OFF PAT’S BRUSH WASH
528 B 25 Sd Carwash Token (antique car)
GRAND PRIX AUTO WASH GOOD FOR ONE WASH CYCLE NO CASH VALUE rxv-m
529 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (truck, car, van, with horiz, lines behind)
HURRICANE CAR WASH B rwm (HURRICANE FUNNEL OVER CARTOON CAR)
530 tJM 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm
LITTLE joe's CAR WASHES tm (CAR IN WAVE)
531 B 27 Sd Gray Henry Corp . Brushless Automatic Spot Free Rinse No Cash Value
MAC ARTHUR RD. CARWASH
532 B 29 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car)
NATIONAL $1 CAR WASH N.W N ,W
533 WM 23 Sd One Dollar Car Wash Token No Cash Value $1 N.W (Siam steel center)
NORTHERN PRIDE rwm (2 BIRDS)
534 Bz 23 Sd Carx^ash Token (antique car) (reeded edge)
POWTIR WASH U.S.A, rwm
535 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (truck, car, van, x^ith horiz. lines behind)
RAPID AUTO WASH 25
536 Pg 23 Sd (same as obv.) (white lettering)
RUB-A-DL’B EXPRESS LUBE (CARTOON AUTO)
537 Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Dirt Back hh
SHAMMY SHINE CAR WASH WASH PASS W^ASH PASS rx™
538 A 29 Sd Carwash Token rx™ (truck, car, van, with horiz. lines behind)
SOUTH END CAR WASH GOOD FOR ONE WASH CYCLE NO CASH VALUE rwm
539 IxJM 25 Sd Carwash Token rxrni (truck, car, van, with horiz. lines behind)
SPLASH & SHINE AUTO BATH LUCKY TOKEN (CAR IN TUB UNDER SHOWER)
540 Bz 25 Sd Good For One Self Service Cycle No Cash Value One 1 hh
SPLASH N SPARKLE AUTO BATH rx.m
541 WM 23 Sd Carwash Token rx^n (antique car)
SQUEEKY CLEAN CAR WASH (SHINY CAR)
542 WM 25 Sd Car Wash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value rxom
SQUIRT CAR WASH (RECTANGLE with incuse numerals)
543 Bz 29 Sd Non Refundable No Cash Value (eagle seal of USA) (reeded edge)
THE WASH WORKS CAR WASH SOFT CLOTH SYSTEM hh
544 B 25 Sd Good For One Soft Cloth Wash No Cash Value One 1
Additions & Corrections
IN 180 C Size s/b 29mm, not 28
MI 5E add rev. var (ACb)
NC 360 A size s/b 30mm, not 39
PA 125 B obv. delete PA., s/b PENNA.
RI 700 A B C obv. s/b (AUTO over and below "COMET")
Unid. 3 add (vars.) rev. a. lirnn toothed edge b. circle of dots
266 add to rev. rxjm
304 correct metal to Z, not and add at end of rev. line (WM-plated)
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1st Auction of t he Car Wash Tokens from the Michael Super CoHection
AH bids must be post marked no later than Jan. I8th.
Bids under Catalogue value will not be considered.
Please bid by Lot #.
Bids over $5.00 will be reduced to 10% above 2nd highest bid.
Successful bidders are responsible for postage and insurance and must
remit payment prior to shipment.
Please submit bids using one of the following methods:
Mail: Karl Gabsch, 2820 Scenic Meadow St., Waldorf, Md. 20603
E-mail: kgabsch@hotmail.com up until 6:00PM on Jan. 15th.
Phone: (301) 843-3898 up until 7:00PM on Jan. 15th.
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A D SthOatC^oXT ion
IjC E CP E DC E [5 E EE E E
MaruigcAA: AnnM, S Sot BiMeA
731 EoAi/i 26th St/i&et MinnexipoH^ MN 55^04-4402 (612) &7I-4699 '
Ads of up to 3 colunm Inches fn eech cdtagovy are free to AV A meiribers. Larger ads
i'i, H or fuJJ page) must be sent to the Fare Box editor. Ads must reach the mana-
gers by the FIFTH of the month of issue, or they vJIl be held for next month's
Issue. DO NOT -Uin. the, dicune, (id in CAOnpzcntioe, iA'Su&O uj-UhouX, changing the, urondtng. Use
the 2-icXteA State abbreviation In your ad. as well as your name, address ana
complete 9-(iigit zip code, which can be found by looking at a previous ad. or in
tne AVA membership roster. Submit only one ad per catagory. more will be combined
into one ad, or held for next month's issue. Please, onLy ado \eAabing to tte-rrw
Uoted in pudUcabicnb o{r Che- Ame/Ucan Veotunuit AooocdaXion
(CLOSE JAN 17
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OH 435-A (8), Ba (48), Bb
(48), C (150), D (77) plus
Fox nexjueA memleAA only.
I have over 1200- different
100 mixed
$15.00, 50
transit
different
pkens
transit
postage and insurance.
( NumL^AA in pa/ientheded
egual numXeh o^ tok&nA
avaUaXie.) .
Larry Freeman
6500 Ely Vista Drive
Parma OH 44129-6149
ALL [PA], Min 2X catalogue
or amount shown, 15-K, O;
25-C (4.65); 65-C (4.60),
D; 135-A (9.10); 145-
A (5.70); 146-B (7.10);
150-B (@8.15); 1 65-E
(16.15), H (4.70-worn
visible). 180-D (6.40); 195-
C (8.90) 295-B (24.45);
320-Aa(8.70); 325-A(4.35);
360-A(4.95); 400-6(15.25),
C (5.30), D (5.70); 425-C
(7.45);- 440-D (10.10); 455-
A (6.70).
Gene Hurford
1527 Tulip Court
Lonhmont CO
80501-2454
common transit tokens
available for sale, mostly
under $1.00 each. For ^V^
times catalogue value and
better items up to 2 times
catalogue valde. Purchase
$100 or more and get an
extra 10% discount. Good
one time only. This 10%
discount offer expires Dec.
1st, 2002. After that i’ll be
flying south with the birds.
Write for sale list.
Bill v/eber
6758 KOA Drive
New Tripoli PA
18066-2419
[IN] 90-A $2,75; [OH] 175-
W $8.00, X $9.00; 435-A,
Ba, Bb, C, D $5.00. All
postpaid, ins, extra 75C.
Also [OH] 660-F $3.00.
Larry Freeman
6500 Ely vista Drive
Parma OH 44129-6149
Mil
James Vander Helm
18618 Birch Avenue
Akron lA 51001-8827
SB mam/smi
NYC Transit Authority (1976
copyright) canvas shopping
bag in good condition with
some stains. Shows Man-
hattan routes in colors.
Trade for 60 different TT's
or sell for $6.00 and
postage. Your trade/sell
lists are welcome and
appreciated.
William J. Bonce'k
5404 Springfield Dr.
Raleigh NC 27609-4610
(AdA continued on
nexpt page)
Bob Phipps recently obtained an interesting piece shaped similar to a baggage
tag. It is roughly 33x39inm on a brass planchet that curves inward and outward and
is pierced at the top center. Inscription (all incuse) "B.P. CO. / (NUMERALS) / STREET
CAR CHECK" with tiny letters at the top: "AM.RY. S . SO.NEW YORK" . The main insciption
is incuse black. Blank reverse. Feedback he got from seller is that this was issued
—for use by employees of the Bowers Pottery Co., which closed in the late 1960's. Token
.fas issued by Mannington Light & Power Co. of WV circa 1920's. We'd appreciate some
input re this truly odd issue.
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-November 2002-
SB
SE PEEEe
GPEOipBB
For tokens or cash; My
personal set of watch fobs.
[OH] 435— A, B, C, D, en-
cased in alum, with strap.
$27.00 value postpaid.
Singles available.
Larry Freeman
6500 Ely Vista Drive
Parma OH 44129-6149
Two for One. Send me u£
to 35 different XT's and I
will send you up- to 70 XT's
of my choice . There will be
some duplicates. A free gift
will be included. Send
$2.50 for postage.
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor Ml
Railroad and transit passes,
tickets, and fare forms. US
I pre-1930 only. I'm a long
! time collector eager to buy
' one item or an entire col-
lection. Why not sell to me
and free up some money to
spend on tokens?
919-468-5510
Dan Benice
Let's trade! Send your XT
list. Receive mine. Have
other varied tokens and
exonumta to trade for XT's.
John ciecka
1540 Society Hill Dr.
Bensalem PA
19020-3689
49022-5924
Trying to complete my XN
XT collection. Will buy any
XN XT's. Will pay generously
for rare XN XT's.
davidcox(a>drcoxandco.com
David R. cox
724 Kempton Road
Knoxville TN
37909-2125
P. 0. Box 5708
Cary NC 27512-5708
Watch fobs depicting a
ship. Also any with a com
or token encased. Anything
concatenated order of Hoo
Hoo with a cat and a tail
of "9". Have many good
tokens to trade or cash.’
Larry Freeman
6500 Ely Vista Drive
Parma OH 44129-6149
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3129 JOHN H. KYTLE - P.O. Box 535 - Colbert, GA 30628 (phone 706-552-1530)
Age 48; Retired. Collects all types. (Coffee)
3130 ROBERT B. HEWEY - 33 Rosewood Lane - Bolton, CT 06043-7517
Age 55; Retired. Collects U.S. (Wingerter)
3131 ROBERT GILBERT - P.O. Box 299 - Liberty Corner, NJ 07938
Age 50. Collects US, Canada (bob@gilbertweb.com) (Coffee)
CHANGES OF ADDRESS
1451 Douglas Borden - 110 Summit Hill Drive, Apt. 210 - Spartanburg, SC 29308
2315 Larry Dziubek - P.O. Box 235 - Connoquenessing, PA 16027
2788 James P. Delaney - change ZIP to 23606-1762
537 Kenneth M. Myer - change ZIP to 34238-2559
1394 Charles E. Nichols - change ZIP to 94451-3047
1910 Alex Pivarnyik - correct POST CODE to U9G 1A9
1375 Elmer Sabol - 37618 200th Street NW - Warren, MN 56762
RESIGNATIONS FROM MEMBERSHIP
2734 Carl Bangora. 2895 Kenneth Elyea. 2243 Stephen Brooks. 1442 James L. Robbins
phone NUMBER AND EMAIL CORRECTIONS
3056 John G. Beckman - correct email address to jtbeckman@startrek.net
2914 Rev. Alvin C. Foster - correct email to afosez@net.net
2476 Norris Wahl - new phone number is 641-526-8057
2189 Edward J. Windhurst - correct email to ejwjs4@aol.com
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR POSTAGE FUND!
The following members are especially thanked for generously sending an addition dona-
tion to the postage fund: Simms, Yule, Mammina, Molloy, Del Palacio.
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52235-1235
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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 12
DECEMBER 2002
OUR 666th ISSUE
RACPH BP0)3}N
People flaiT’t come ary nicer than Ralph. A delightful conpaninn, a generous friend,
a regular fixture at our conventions, he never iDrote me tuithcut including some little
souvenir of Hairaii ujith his letter. Several of my best tokens came from Ralph, often
simply as gifts. ffie shall all miss him, and especially those mho looked forward to
the good times me almays had at conventions with hiia. A life member of the AdA,
Ralph joined us in 1982, and died December 17 at age 79.
January 7. Jn addition to reporting Ralph's death, I must also convey the sad
tidings of the death of a former member, Warren Paynter, formerly AVA #1720, of
Baltimore. Warren was retired from the B&O Railroad. He died this month at 83.
It just occurred to me that I've been collecting transportation tokens for 60
years now! Sure doesn't seem that long ago. 1 began In January, 1943, at age
14, when a streetcar conductor gave me a token from Atlanta to add to my coin col-
lection, 1 still have the Atlanta token. The coins are long gone, though.
Still have not mailed in our $22 AVA dues for year 2003? Please do so right
away. Send it to treasurer Joel Reznick at P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling, IL 60090-0116.
Which reminds me: it Isn't too early to begin thinking about our 2003 Annual Con-
vention in Buffalo, NY, to be held August 7-10.
Unidentified #67, an old bridge token stamped over an early U.S. SOC coin,
has always intrigued me. Certainly a very expensive way to make a bridge toll
token, so why were these made? Bob Williams just picked up another of these at
a Michigan State coin show. Any ideas out there?
Every so often someone reports a plastic zone check from Brazil. These nearly
always are inscribed "Deposite na Caixa" on reverse. There are literally thousands
of varieties of these Brazil zone checks, and we had a member down there a few
years ago who was planning to do a catalogue of them. He never did, so far as
I know. I have several hundred varieties of them myself, but that's only a drop
in the bucket. I wish someone would begin a listing of them. I don't even know
what cities most of mine are from.
Bill Sowell, our N.I.S. Manager, has an extra 35 sets of SC 430 E,F,G, and
these he will offer to the general AVA membership on a first-ordered, first-mailed
basis until they are gone. Price $5.25 per set, postpaid. You may order directly
from Bill. His address is on masthead on the front page.
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At the bottom of page 129 last month I mentioned a 33x39mm brass token in-
scribed "B.P. Co. Street Car Check" with numerals. Bob Phipps, who reported
it, adds this: "I was told there were approximately 1,000 of these checks. She
personally removed them from the Bowers garage for the Bowers Estate auction.
They were sold... in lots of 50 and 100..." They have been selling on ebay, but
in view of the large number of them about, modest bids would seem to be indicated.
Bill Sowell reports a 21mm brass token inscribed "J TRIP BAR / TRANSIT
AUTHORITY / JTB (in logo // GOOD FOR / ONE TRIP / JTB (In logo)." I cannot
find anything like Trip Bar on the internet so 1 have no Idea where this token is
from, but its use of "authority" indicates a usage in the last 20-25 years, I should
think. Any ideas out there?
Ed Joyce of Jacksonville, FL, sends along a beautiful new mall train token now
in use in Jacksonville. "It is used in the Regency Square Mall. The cost per ride
is $2. The tokens are purchased from a machine and given to the attendant for the
ride on a small train. Each car holds about 4 people," he explains. Here is a des-
cription of the token:
REGENCY SQUARE MALL / JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA / SUNSHINE EXPRESS
(IN LOGO BENEATH STEAM TRAIN)
B 29 Sd Good For / One / Train Ride / hh
Ed is arranging to secure a supply for our N.I.S. The tokens sell @ $2, or 3 for
$5.00, in a machine.
Ed also reports a 25mm aluminum school token that looks like an old one, though
it may actually be in use somewhere. The token is the same on both sides, inscribed
SCHOOL / BUS / ONE / RIDE / DISTRICT 66 Any ideas out there?
Bruce Smith of Sheboygan, Wl, reports an unusual plastic token from his home
town, described thus:
CHARTER EXPRESS A3, INC. / DIMPLE'S BUS / DISCOUNT / TOKEN
SINCE 1989 -- A58-0988
Pb 41 Sd Dimple's Bus Token / Value / $1 / Not For Cash / Tour Discount Only
Bruce explains the token: "There was a charter bus service in Sheboygan run by
Jerald F. Adams and his wife Dimple (hence the name) , from 1989 thru 1992. Jerold
was actually a welder at Kohler Company and ran the bus service from his home.
The token probably was made in 1992 because the phone number belonged to someone
else in 1989 and 1990 and was not assigned in 1991, according to city directories.
The actual name of the company is given in the first line. High 43 is a main north
south highway in Wisconsin. The bus was used to take groups to football games,
concerts, summer events, etc."
Joseph Canfield wrote that Mountain Mobility, a bus service connected with the
Asheville Transit System in North Carolina, was featured on local TV showing people
using "a large brass token for paying fare." I phoned the transit in Asheville, and
was informed that the "large brass token" was actually only one of the current "gold-
en dollar" coins that hardly anyone uses. They never had tokens.
In the Atwood-Coffee Catalogue under NY 631 1 (page 387) there is a note to
the effect that any 631 I would simply be a 631 J "with the plating worn off or re-
moved privately." I now believe that note is incorrect. 1 have seen too many 631
I tokens, and there is a consistent difference between the no-plating "I" and the
plated "J" token. The difference is that all the not plated tokens have a bulge in
the large "T" in the center of the token on both sides. The bulge more or less re-
sembles an "O" right in the stem of the T, Any comments?
A new parking token went into use in Fredericton, New Brunswick, last June.
It's worth 30 minutes of free parking in a meter. Lombardo Mint struck 26,000 of
them. Description:
FREDERICTON/DOWNTOWN/BUSINESS/NETWORK (in logo showing SKYLINE)
B 23 Sd Parking/Token
Sid White reports he recently picked up WY 810 A on ebay for $100, a bargain
considering that one of them fetched $232 in an AVA convention auction a couple
years back. It is a beautiful rare old western token.
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THE ALBANY STEAMBOAT TOKEN
In the 1948 Atwood’s Check List we find listed as NY 10 A, a 37mm copper token
with a value of $2.50. The same token sold last month in a Bowers & Merena auction
for $219.00. Here is the description:
ALBANY & TROY EVENING LINE/GOOD FOR/50 CTS/(FAX SIGNATURE)/
IN OBTAINING/STATEROOM/PASSAGE/OF STEAMERS
K 37 Sd Vanderbilt/and/Connecticut/Leave Albany Daily /at 8. P.M. /Saturday/
Excepted/New York/Pier Uh N. River/6 P.M. /Fare Only $1.50
Bernard Morganthau in his 1944 Check List warns collectors to beware of this item
because it is only a timetable. Which is why, in the 1952 Atwood check List, we
omitted it. Still and all, it definitely is good for 50<? toward passage, so it merits
at least a "Miscellaneous 1000" listing. It is a beautiful token, and I am putting
enlarged photos of it below:
* it
AN UNUSUAL P. & L.E. RAILROAD TOKEN
Bob Phipps sends along rubbings of a railroad token whose usage remains a
mystery. The token is described thus:
M.B. CO. / 2 / P. & L.E. R.R. CO.
B Oc Sd (blank) (29mm)
This would be for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, organized in 1875 and head-
quartered in Pittsburgh, PA. One of its founders was Col. James Schoonmaker,
who was a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War at age 20, and received
the Medal of Honor for heroism leading a cavalry charge at Winchester, VA, in 1864.
Later he was one of the directors of the Mellon Bank. Bob Phipps thinks the "M.B.
CO," on the token refers to "Mellon Bank" because of Col, Schoonmaker's connec-
tion with that bank. He suggests further that this token would have been made
as a pass for the members of the Mellon Bank Board of Directors, and perhaps each
token, or pass, bore a different numeral for the individual to whom it was given.
All of this is, of course mere speculation. Personally I prefer a more prosaic ex-
planation. I think "M.B. CO." is for a bridge whose name begins with "M", perhaps
one over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh? In any case this is a fascinating
mystery waiting to be solved.
Randy Glucksman discovered that there is a tiny "GMC" below the windshield on the picture of the bus on the
Rochester, NY 780 V. You practically need a microscope to see it, but I'll take Randy's word for it.
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-Decemher 2002
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW ISSUES SERVICE
By Bill SowelT
The New Issues Service mailed out nine shipments of tokens in calendar year
2002. The breakdown of tokens is as follows:
55 tokens were mailed in regular N.I.S. shipments. Included were:
1 AVA Tour Token ($7.50) 0 $7.50
39 Transit Tokens with a total catalogue value of $56.20 @ $58.30
Of these 22 are metal; 15 are plastic, and 2 are wood
15 Carousel Tokens with a total catalogue value of $8.50 @ $11.65
Of these 12 are metal; 2 are plastic, and 1 is wood
There were also four transit tokens mailed out to requesting individuals in supple-
mental shipments, as the tokens had been in circulation for over a year when they
became available to the N.I.S. These tokens were MA 1000 D ($2) @ $1.35 each;
SC 430 E,F,G as a set $3.50) @ $4.25 for the set.
The annual cost for all 55 tokens plus postage & insurance was $83.83 including
the tour token and none of the supplemental tokens. The catalogue value of these
tokens totaled $72.20; they were provided for a total of $77.45 for tokens, $5.48
postage and 90$ in insurance.
HELP THE N.I.S. MANAGER TO SERVE YOU
Currently it is necessary to wait at least 35 days between New Issues Service
shipments, which seems to be the average time required to get the maximum number
of N.I.S. accounts to or above the minimum balance. The prime reason for the
delay by members in replenishing their accounts is "I didn't open the last shipment
until recently." In these cases the member has had his, or her, shipment delayed
and incur and additional fee of 75$ for the mailing of a reminder notice. As an
additional measure to reduce the delay, the N.I.S. manager is now highlighting the
member's name on the envelope, as well as the final total on the statement form.
So, if your name is highlighted on the mailing label, your account is below the mini-
mum balance.
There are currently enough tokens on hand for two more shipments, with leads
on several others. As the December shipment was mailed on December 30, in part
to avoid the Christmas mailing rush, it is doubtful there will be a shipment in Jan-
uary, unless accounts are brought to minimums rapidly. Thanks for helping me
to get the tokens to you as rapidly as possible.
NEW DISCOVERY FROM OKLAHOMA
Shane Cornell reports a 19mm aluminum token, previously unknown, from his
home state. The token is inscribed "Red Ball Bus / L.P. Miiam, Owner / Sapulpa
/ Bristow / Chandler // Good For / $5$ / in Trade"
The question is, what was the token for? Surely 5C would not pay the fare
between these 3 cities, so unless the Red Ball Bus also operated in-city service
in one of them, this would be a "Misc 1000" listing. But let's see what we can find
out about Mr. Milam's bus service. In any case, a very nice old token.
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Prices Realized From The Fifth W.D. Sacks Token Auction
1
171.12
52
4.40
103
44.88
154
6.60
205
5.00
256
2.26
2
28.60
53
16.52
104
40.80
155
6.00
206
12.51
257
2.53
3
9.02
54
2.10
105
22.02
156
2,15
207
8.91
258
3.00
4
106.92
55
1.50
106
53.95
157
2.72
208
4.10
259
375.65
5
106.92
56
2.00
107
3.40
158
No Bid
209
53.00
260
4.15
6
1.80
57
2.00
108
3.25
159
No Bid
210
2.30
261
19.10
7
NoBkt
58
2.00
109
1.50
160
No Bid
211
6.49
262
3.00
8
243.43
59
5.00
110
2.72
161
NoBM
212
35.53
263
5.90
9
1.40
60
3.00
111
3.05
162
1.23
213
2.25
264
6.80
10
6.00
61
1.50
112
1.40
163
1.70
214
4.40
265
3.00
11
1.50
62
No Bid
113
3.10
164
1.80
215
1.75
266
6.60
12
5,01
63
No Bid
114
8.76
165
3.00
218
4.10
267
35.00
13 -
3.00
64
15.00
115
7.48
166
3.00
217
2.60
268
80.85
14
3.00
65
No Bid
116
10.47
167
3.00
218
6.55
269
22.77
15
1.50
66
2.10
117
10.47
168
3.00
219
15.02
270
46.48
16
1.50
67
1.40
118
9.28
169
3.00
220
3.30
271
3.40
17
1.11
68
1.50
119
9.28
170
No Bid
221
3.00
272
2.59
18
3.00
69
1.25
120
9.37
171
No Bid
222
4.50
273
6.60
19
149.60
70
61.60
121
39.96
172
4.40
223
5.78
274
20.40
20
9.30
71
135.00
122
25.30
173
2.75
224
No Bid
275
2.30
21
1.00
72
5.98
123
22.02
174
1.40
225
27.50
276
2.30
22
6.00
73
3.25
124
20.02
175
1.10
226
8.97
277
3.00
23
1.40
74
No Bid
125
22.02
176
3.35
227
13.60
278
2.09
24
No Bid
75
No Bid
126
22.02
177
26.90
228
11.28
279
4.25
25
No Bid
76
No Bid
127
12.10
178
22.44
223
4.99
280
3.10
26
1.40
77
1.61
128
20.40
179
15.51
230
5.72
281
3.10
27
No Bid
78
1.61
129
18.76
180
No Bid
231
5.72
282
2.50
28
No Bid
79
No Bid
130
2.00
181
2.00
232
4.99
283
3.00
29
No Bid
80
2.04
131
2.20
182
1.50
233
3.88
284
No Bid
30
1.20
81
7.48
132
1.40
183
20.40
234
3.38
285
No Bid
31
1.20
82
4.40
133
1.50
184
12.51
235
3.50
286
5.24
32
1.20
83
10.47
134
2.05
185
10.47
236
4.25
287
18.70
33
5,10
84
No Bid
135
5.25
186
4.00
237
1.10
288
11.22
34
1.40
85
2.10
136
7.48
187
2.25
238
3.40
289
3.00
35
No Bid
86
1.60
137
80.03
188
No Bid
239
3.00
290
8.15
36
No Bid
87
1.14
138
6.60
189
127.50
240
2.90
291
3.70
37
3.00
88
7.48
139
No Bid
190
4.05
241
4.15
292
2.80
38
2.25
89
No Bid
140
2.10
191
5.98
242
2.17
293
71.78
39
No Bid
90
No Bid
141
13.42
192
6.88
243
9.52
294
No Bid
40
No Bid
91
No Bid
142
1.40
193
6.00
244
1.95
295
10.56
41
1.76
92
No Bid
143
5.00
194
6.82
245
No Bid
296
228.25
42
No Bid
93
No Bid
144
42.00
195
2.60
246
2.20
297
65.14
43
2.75
94
No Bid
145
124.46
196
1.90
247
121J)0
298
58.30
44
6.m}
95
1.14
146
108.68
197
1.10
248
330.00
299
2.50
4S
1.40
96
2.20
147
4.10
198
2.30
249
82.50
300
2.37
46
5.61
97
1.30
148
2.72
199
1.20
250
1.95
47
3.47
98
1.40
149
6.11
200
97.35
251
17.71
48
No Bid
99
2.15
150
4.00
201
8.80
252
3.10
49
2.50
100
2.00
151
No Bid
202
18.76
253
2.20
50
1JM
101
No Bid
152
No Bid
203
No Bid
254
2,77
51
8.10
102
2.50
153
4.10
204
7.81
255
No Bid
SEE PAGE 109 OF THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE FOR LIST OF TOKENS
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DECEMBER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
By Harold V. Ford
ALABAMA
Gadsden 370 (Reported by Louis Crawford)
ADMIT ONE/CAROUSEL/{CAROUSEL HORSE UNDER CANOPY)
B B 29 Sd No/Cash/Value/RWM $1.00
ARIZONA
Lake Havasu City (Reported by Joe Radomski)
LAKE/HAVASU/TRANSIT/COOD FOR/ONE FARE 3.00
D B 25 Sd (eagle and stars) / mjm
CALIFORNIA
La Mesa 410 (Reported by Louis Crawford)
G (4mm recessed toothed border)
A Pb 23 Sd (same as obverse)
Napa 540 (Reported by Karl E. Gabsch)
VINE (LOGO) /25C/FARE VALUE TOKEN/
NAPA VALLEY VINE. NET/1-800-696-6443
1 B 25 Sd No/Cash/Value/RWM (WM-plated)
VINE (LOGO) /50<:/FARE VALUE TOKEN/
NAPA VALLEY VINE. NET/1-800-696-6443
J B 25 Sd No/Cash/Value/Ri'M
1.00
.25
.50
FLORIDA
Ocoee 622 (Reported by HVF)
WEST OAKS MALL (under LOGO) /GOOD FOR ONE/
CAROUSEL RIDE
A B 29 Sd (carousel horse ) /hm
MICHIGAN
Gaylord 345 (Reported by John Coffee)
OTSEGO/COUNTY/BUS SYSTEM
F Pe 23 Sd Full/Fare (white printing)
MINNESOTA
Brainerd 120
B
Pb
29
Sd
C
Pq
29
Sd
Cold
Spr
ing
177
A
Pr
29.
Sd
Hastings
370 (F
C
Pr
29
Sd
NEW
JERSEY
Pa ramus
650
(R
A
B
29
Sd
(Reported by Roger Bolz)
BRAINERD/DIAL-A-RIDE/825-7433
75C (white inscription)
C W C/TRANSIT/1-866-925-7433
$1.00 (white inscription)
(Reported by John Coffee)
TRI-CITY/TRANSIT/ONE WAY TRIP/PH. 202-7824
(blank) (white printing on obverse)
CITY OF/HASTING/GOOD FOR/ONE RIDE
TRAC (white letters)
CARDEN STATE/PLAZA/PARAMUS/NEW JERSEY/rwm
A dmit One/Venetian Carousel / (carousel horse under
canopy)
1.00
1 .75
.75
1.00
1 .00
1.50
1.00
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ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
NC 980 E; on reverse, add (star)
•k ifkicit
NOTES BY HAROLD V. FORD
Louis Crawford discovered the Gadsden, AL, carousel token while
researching the internet, and it was mentioned on page 76 of the July, 2002,
issue. The carousel is situated in the Colonial Mall. Bill Sowell has secured
a supply for the N.I.S.
Brainerd City Bus and Crow Wing County Transit are two operations in
Brainerd, MN. The first seems to be a local dial-a-ride. The second is used
on trips under 6 miles (1 token), or 2 tokens on trips over 6 miles. The New
Issues Service has supplies of both for its members.
Tri-City Transit serves Cold Spring, Richmond, and Rockville, MN, but
the token is used only In Cold Spring. Our Editor discovered this one on his
trip to the Wisconsin AVA convention last August. See his notes on page 84
of the August, 2002, issue. The New Issues Service will distribute this one
to its members.
The Paramus, NJ, carousel token has been mentioned several times recently.
Chris O'Connor came to our rescue. He made a number of trips to the
carousel site in order to purchase specimens of the token from its dispensing
machine, until he finally had enough for the N.I.S. Thanks, Chris!
We are listing a number of tokens we were holding up in hope that the
N.I.S. could handle them. The brass Lake Havasu City, AZ, listing is a
special-use token funded by a state and local funded program to reduce the cost
to anyone who meets low income and certain family criteria. The local authority
indicates they will keep us in mind when they reorder.
The Grossmont Union High School District in La Mesa, CA, issued a token
similar to that used in Jamul, CA 401 A (listed June 2000). This is likely the
last school year the token will be used, so we expect a supply to be available
for our N.I.S. next year.
The two Napa, CA, listings are special use tokens. The local authority
has been a tough nut to crack in recent years.
West Oak Mall is located in Ocoee, FL, a few miles west or Orlando. One
of our members is working on obtaining a supply for our N.I.S.
The Gaylord, Ml 345 F is an adult fare. Maybe we have an AVA member
nearby who can help us out on getting a supply of these.
H.M. Zimmerman discovered the new Hastings, MN 370 C token on his trip
to the AVA convention in Wisconsin. He was not aware that it was a new listing
until he returned home. Note it has "HASTING" instead of HASTINGS on its
obverse.
If you can help us obtain supplies of any of these, please communicate with
Bill Sowell, our New Issues Service manager (address in masthead).
BUBBA'S SUBWAY RIDE TOKENS
Woodniks don't usually excite me, but a couple Just reported by Ed Joyce are intriguing. They
are both the same except one is Wz 38 Sd and the other is Wi 38 Sd. Obverse wording: GOOD / FOR ONE
/ RIDE ON THE / NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM / BETWEEN / 12 AM - 2 AM (and on reverse it simply has:) BUBBA'S
and nothing else. Anybody know anything about these things?
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= SUPPLEMENT #JVP-46 TO FEISEL’S FIFTH =
NEW JERSEY (Reported by R Schopp)
PLAINFIELD-3700
(AS A EXCEPT expiration date reads JULY 1, 1964}
C o Wr 38 Sd (as A) 1.00
PTUN
HILLCREST / HOSPITAL (Reported by R Nolan)
3148 Pb 32 Sd Parking / Token (Silver letiering)
MONROE BANK & TRUST / MET / MONROE RANK & TRUST (Reptd by L Dziubek)
3149 Pg 41 Sd Valid For 1 Hour of Parking / Parking / Validation / Valid For 1
Hour of Parking (Blacl ietiering)
AUSTRIA
KAPFENBERG-3560
KAPFENBERG (incuse) / EINKAUFSSTADT
A B 24 Sd Parkmunze / Stadtgeminde Kapfenberb (coal of arems)
KORNEUBURG-3563
A B' 23 Sd
AUSTPTMS-3051
A B 22 Sd
AUSTPTMS-3052
A B 29 Ch
GERMANY
GERMPTMS-3053
H K 28 Ch
GERI'lPTMS-3057
A B 22 Sd
TREFFPUNKT / KORNEUBURG a^go)
Parkmunze / 1 Std.
(Reported by R Nolan)
GESI'G / PARK-KONTROLLE
(blank)
(Reported by M Simon)
APCOA / AUSTRIA
(blank)
VDO / PARK-KONTROLLE
(blank)
(Reported by M Simon)
HERMANN AUTOMATION GMBH / H / 0647618057 (logo)
(same as obverse)
2.00
2.00
1.50
1 . 50
1.50
1.5
= ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS =
CANAPTMS-3055-C:Make read as follows:
(O&R: Edges...; G’ s ... serif s) (OrLength of EQUIPMENT is... mm)
a. (are plain; have no) (19)(vars)
b. (are plain; have no) { 18 )(vars)
c. (have dentiilations ; have no)
d. (have dentiilations; (have)
= PARKING TOKEN NOTES BY JOE PERNICANO =
NJ 37O0-C had to floating around all these years without ANYONE noting the date
difference ! !
There is a Hillcrest Hospital located in Simpsonville, SC but they do not reply
to inquirers.
I have no idea where PTUN 3149 is located. If anyone recognizes^ please let me
know so I can follow up.
GESIG is a. gate manufacturer located in Austria as is APCOA,
Hermann is also a gate manufacturer located in Germany.
Larry Dziubek reports an interesting item:
W. B. MERCY HOSP. / 1
B 25 Sd (blank)
Larry has some information indicating that it was a parking token. Can anyone
shed any further light on this?? It's the MERCY HOSPITAL in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
They are currently using parking tickets.
Tokens are in use at the COLLINGWOOD GENERAL & MARINE HOSPITAL 459 HUME ST
COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO L9Y 1W9 . My inquiries have gone unanswered. .. Can one of our
northern neighbors check this out???
Please order the PARKING TOKEN catalogue direct fro me. Newly listed items wil.
be provided with SUPPLEMENT references. $25 postpaid.
= J V PERNICANO 58 SONIA LANE BROOMALL, PA 19008 ^
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SUPPLEMENT #18 TO CAR WASH TOKENS OF NORTH AMERICA
BY HAROLD V. FORD SECOND EDITION
CALIFORNIA
Fort Irwin 297
FT. IRWIN MSF, CA. (AI^TIQUE CAR)
A B 23 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value VB (crown) 3.00
CONNECTICUT
Old Saybrook 348
THE CLASSIC CARRIAGE AUTO WASH 388-3691 RT. 1 OLD SAYBROOK,
CONN . hh
COB 25 Sd Carwash Token hh (antique car) 5,00
FLORIDA
Panama City 690
SPEEDY CAR WASH (SHINY' AUTO)
C B 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cask Value hh 1.00
IOWA
Clive 232
ALICE AVE. CAR WASH 8555 ALICE AVE. CLIVE, lA (ANTIQUE CAR)
A Bz 25 Sd No Cash Value rwm 1.00
KANSAS
Concordia 180
16th ST. CAR WASH CONCORDIA, KS . (AUTO, front view)
B B 25 Sd No Cash Value No Cash Value (.eagle on wreath) 1.00
Emporia 250
THRIF-T CAR WASH EMPORIA, KS -
D B 23 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value VB (crown) 1.00
Osawatomie 750
JONES CAR WASH 618 PACIFIC OSAWATOMIE, KS rwm
A B 25 Sd Carwash Token rwm (truck, car, van, with horiz . lines
behind) .50
Salina 880
GREEN LANTERN CAR WASH GREEN LANTERN (LANTERN) r
E WM 25 Sd Self Service Car Wash No Cash Value (cartoon auto under
spray and scrubber) (16imn brass center) (reeded edge) 3.50
MICHIGAN
Oxford 740
WET WILLY'S CAR WASH OXFORD, MI rwm (TWO incuse RED CIRCLES)
B Bz 25 St-sc Carwash Token rwm (convertible car) ,50
MISSOURI
St, Louis 910 (ex Unid 514)
11066 MIDLAND CAR V.^ASH
L Bz 25 Sd Carwash Token Non Refundable No Cash Value hm .50
Additions & Corrections
UT 400 A B obv. s/b CACHE, not CASHE
Unid. 202 add (reeded edge)
260 obv. s/b SAGAMORE HILL CAR WASH
418 delete, recently listed as WI 540 A.
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6th AUCTION OP TOKENS FROM THE W.D. SACKS COLLECTION
I. All bids lust be postiarked no later than February s
4, Bids over $5 will be reduced to 101 above the 2nd high bid.
2. Bids under Catalog value WILL NOT be considered unless
5. Successful bidders
are responsible for postage and insurance,
specially noted.
and 2 ust reait prior to shipaent, if requested,
3. Please bid by LOT i ONLY.
6. Varieties listed are froa the Godsoe Varieties Catalog.
HAIL BIDS TO: Joel J. Reznick, 116 Meyerson Nay, Wheeling, It 60090-2101
I. HN 730 C
51. MS 460 La
101. MO 440 U
151. MT 480 Aa
201. NE 540 AB
251. NH 500 D
2. MN 730 D
52. MS 500 A
102. MO 440 V
152. MT 480 B
202. NE 580 A
252. NH 520 Ab
3. MN 730 E
53, MS 500 C holed
103. HO 440 2
153. HT 480 D
203. NE 640 A
253, NH 520 Ab unpachd
4. MN 760 A
54. MS 660 A
104. MO 441 A
154, MT 480 E
204. NE 640 B
254. NH 520 B
5. m 760 C
55. MS 720 E
105. MO 441 B
155. MT 480 F
205. NE 700 A pristine255. NI 615 A
6. MN 760 F
56. MS 900 A
106. MO 640 Aa
156. MT 480 G
206. NE 700 C
256. NH 640 £
7. MN 760 G
57. MS 900 C
107. MO 440 Ab holed
157. MT 480 la
207. NE 700 E
257. NH 640 F
B. MN 760 H
58. MS 900 Db
108. MO 665 A
158. HT 480 Ib
208. NE 700 H
258. NH 640 H
9. MN 760 I
59. MS 900 E
109. HO 820 C
159. MT 480 J
209. NE 700 N
259. NH 640 J
10. MN 760 Ja
60. MS 900 Ib
110. MO 820 0
160. MT 480 K
210. NE 700 0
260. NH 640 K
11. MN 760 Jb
61. MS 900 J
111. MO 830 A
161. MT 480 L
211. NE 700 ?
261. NH 700 A
12. MN 765 C
62. MS 900 X
112. MO 860 A pristiael62. MT 480 M
212. NE 700 0
262. NH 1000 C
13. MN 765 D
63. MS 900 L
113. MO 860 B
163. MT 500 A
213. NE 700 H
283. CO 340 E
14. MN 765 E
64. MO 70 E
114. HO 860 D
164, HT 660 A
214. NE 700 S
264. CO 340 I
15. MN 765 F
65. HO 130 A
115. MO 860 F
165. HT 660 Bb
215. NE 700 T
265. CO 340 K
16. MN 765 G
66. MO 130 C
116. HO 860 G
166. MT 660 Ca
216. NE 700 U
266. CO 340 L
17. MN 765 I
67. MO 140 A
117. HO 880 A
167 MT 660 D
217. NE 700 V
267. CO 340 M
18. MN 765 I
68. MO 140 B
118. MO 880 C
168. N£ 120 C
218. NE 700 W
268. CO 340 N
19. MN 770 A
69. MO 140 C
119. MO 880 D
169. NE 120 D
219. NE 700 X
269. CO 620 A
20. MN 790 A
70, MO 140 D
120. HO 880 £
170. NE 130 A
220. NE 700 y
270. CT 290 N
21. MN 820 Bb
71. MO 160 B
121. MO 880 I
171. NE 130 B
221. NE 700 Z
271. DE 300 J ^
22. MN 820 C
72. MO 190 A
122. MO 910 A
172. HE 305 B
222. NE 700 AA
272. DE 300 K
23. MN 820 E
73. MO 200 G holed
123. MO 910 B
173. NE 305 C
223. NE 700 ABa
273. IL 200 A
24. MB 820 F
74. HO 230 A
124. MO 910 F
174. NE 305 D
224. BE 700 AC
274. IL 200 B
25. MN 860 A
75. MO 230 B
125. MO 910 I
175. NE 305 E
225. NE 700 AD
275. It 200 C
26. MN 900 A
76. MO 335 A
126. HO 910 R
176. NE 360 Bb
226. NE 700 AF
276. IL 200 D
27. MN 900 C
77. HO 350 C
127. HO 910 T
177. BE 360 C
227. NE 800 A
277. KY 10 K
28. MN 900 Db
78. MO 370 C
128. MO 910 U
178. NE 360 D
228. NE 800 B
278. MD 60 la
29. MN 900 B
79. MO 370 D
129. HO 910 y
179. NE 360 E
229. NE 800 C
279. MD 60 Ib
30. MN 900 F
80. MO 370 Ea
130. HO 910 ¥a
180. NE 360 G
230. NE 820 A
280, MD 60 J
31. MN 900 fl
81. MO 375 Eb
131. MO 910 X
181. NE 420 Ab
231. NE 980 C pristiD8281. MD 60 K
32. MN 900 I
82. MO 370 Mb
132. MO 910 Ya
182. NE 420 B
232. NE 980 D
282. MD 60 N
33. MN 980 Bb
83. MO 420 A
133. HO 910 Z
183. NE 420 Ca
233. NE 980 E
283. HD 60 0
34. MN 980 H
84. HO 420 B thick
134. MO 950 A
184. NE 420 G
234. NV 150 A
284. HD 60 Ta
35, MN 980 I
85. HO 420 Ca no dotsl35. MO 950 B
185. NE 420 fi
235, KV 500 A
285. HD 60 Tb
36. MN 980 J
86. HO 420 Cb w/dots 136. HO 960 Ab
186. NE 440 E
236. KV 500 B
286. HD 60 D
37. MN 985 A
87. MO 420 D
137. HO 997 C
187. NE 440 F
237. NV 500 Cb
287. HD 60 V
38. MS 320 A
88. MO 420 E
138. HO 997 Da
188. HE 440 G
238. NV 500 E
288. HD 60 Zb
39. MS 320 B
89. MO 420 F
139. MT 80 Ab
189. NE 440 H
239. NV 500 F
289. HD 60 AA
40. MS 320 D
90. MO 430 B
140. MT 80 Ba
190. NE 500 A pristine240. NV 500 I
290. HD 60 AB
41. MS 350 A
91. MO 430 E
141. MT 80 C
191. NE 540 D holed
241. NV 900 A
291. HD 60 AC
42. MS 360 Ac
92. HO 430 F
142. MT 80 D
192. NE 540 L holed
242. NV 900 B
292. HD 60 AD
43. MS 460 Ab
93. HO 440 G
143. MT 80 F
193. HE 540 Ha
243. NV 900 C
293. HD 60 AQ
44. MS 460 B
94. HO 440 Ab
144. MT 80 G
194. NE 540 N
244. KV 900 D
294. MD 670 Ab
45. MS 460 C
95. HO 440 B
145. MT 80 H
195. NE 540 0
245. NH 30 A
295. MD 670 G
46. MS 460 F
96. HO 440 I
146. MT 100 A
196. NE 540 R
246. NE 100 A
296. HA 305 B
47. MS 460 G
97. MO 440 0
147. MT 140 Ab
197. NE 540 S
247. NH 350 A
297. HI 68 A
48. MS 460 B
98. HO 440 R dent
148. MT 140 B
198. NE 540 T
248. NH 500 A
298. HI 530 H
49. MS 460 I
99. MO 440 S no dent 149. MT 380 A
199. NE 540 Z
249. NH 500 B
299. MI 560 0
50. MS 460 K
100. MO 440 I
150. MT 380 Bb
200. NE 540 AA
250, NH 500 C
300. KJ 30 A
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^^LiJ WiMiisU:-
4}[D wmum
W(ij{Xf\:E[L
Scranton or PA tokens
wanted.
Carl Packer
R.R. 112 BOX 362
Dalton PA 18414-9055
Tickets and passes wanted.
Railroad and transportation.
US pre-1930. Payina well
for any 1 need for my
collection. Buying one ticket
or hundreds. Please write
oor call 919-468-5510.
Dan Benice
P.O. Box 5708
Cary NC 27512-5708
[CO] 140-C; 280-B; 340-C;
460-A, B, □: 640-A, B;
^90-E: 760-G; 860-D; [CA]
50-B; [FL] 880-G; [HI] 240-
A; [NE] 660 -A; 8’ob-D; [NV]
500-H; [OK] 70-C; 330-F;
510-A; 700-C; 810-A, B;
860-S. Must be good
condition.
Ron Shearer
503 SV 42nd Street
Loveland CO
80537-7523
I am seeking Oakland, CA
tokens, tickets, transfers
etc. of Key System prede-
cessor companies.
Robert Whitehead
1115 Thames Drive
San Jose CA
95129-4051
Twin Cities' Motor Coach,
Benton Harbor paper trans-
fers and school ride tickets.
$2.25 each plus SASE.
"School Bus" Ben
216 Hampton Road
Benton Harbor Ml
49022-5924
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
3132 JAMES A, RINCEL - 3126 S. 119th St. - Omaha, Nebraska 68144-4514
Age 68; Retired. Collects U.S. (Bill Weber)
3133 ANDY ABADIA - 3915 Conifer Lane - Bdwie, Maryland 20715-1651
Age 56. Collects U.S. (John Hoffmann)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
1123 Robert L. LaBelle - 2441 Bigelow Lane - Baldwinsville , NY 13027-9781
RESIGNATION FROM MEMBERSHIP :. 3078 Charles F. Gratz (Pittsburgh, PA)
st * * * 5<r
NOMINATIONS FOR A.V.A. OFFICERS
We hold elections every other year and 2003 is an election year. If you would
like to nominate anyone for President, Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer,
write that person and secure his, or her, written willingness to serve. Then send
your nomination, together with the nominee's written OK, to the Secretary, Bill
Sowell, at P.O. Box 1235 - Cathedral City, CA 92235-1235. Any member age 18
or over, who has been a member for at least 3 years, is eligible to serve. Nomin-
ations must be received by the Secretary no later than March 30, 2003.
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A.V.A. INSCRIBED GOLF SHIRTS
On page 100 we made an announcement about special-ordered golf shirts that will be available to the
membership. These will be 3-button 100% cotton with a left pocket and a 3" AVA logo above the pocket.
You may' add personalization in the form of your name embroidered above the seal. Because we need to
accumulate quite a few orders to make a production run it may take a while to receive delivery. So
please order now. Sizes are Small to X-large ($27.50); and XX- ($29.50), and XXX-($30.50) all postpaid.
For personalization add $2.95 per line. Color choices are pale blue, navy, sand, charcoal, gold, red,
natural, forest green, khaki, maroon, dark orange, black, white, jade, and heather gray. The AVA seal
and personalization will be in a contrasting color.
Please specify the number of shirts you want by size, color, and wording for personalization. Send
order with check to Joel Reznick at P.O. Box 116 - Wheeling, IL 60090-0116. Note: sizes tend to be on
the large side.
'k'kirk'k
Ads in The Fare Box are free to AVA members. You may have up to 3 column inches in each category. Simply
write your ad on a postcard or separate sheet and mail to the advertising managers.
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INDEX TO VOLUME 56
2002
Abu Dhabi amusement ride tokens 58
Adventure City Crazy Cat token 94
Austin brass half fare token TX 50 M 48
AVA Brattleboro tokens. 44
AVA Convention attendees,... 90
AVA Convention business meeting minutes.. 91
AVA Convention Exec. Committee minutes... 89
AVA Convention highlights 86
AVA Display Board. .48
AVA Golf Shirts available 142
AVA Officers list 51
Brown, Ralph, obituary 131
Bubba's NYC subway token? 137
Bucks County token 15
C & C Taxi Service of Victoria BC 101
Capper, Don, former member dies 99
Carpenter, Roy, obituary 75
Coffee's summer trip. 84
Consumers Savings International tokens... 25
Crawford resigns as secretary 37
Delaware River Bridge tokens obsolete .... 1 1
Detroit tokens rejected 3
Dimple's Bus token 132
Douglassville & Manayunk token 49
PA 765 AG now obsolete. 80
Palmer, Foster, obituary 33
Portugal, new bridge token 14
Prices Realized, AVA Conv. auction 93
" 1st Sacks auction 6
" 2nd Sacks auction 26
" 3rd Sacks auction 64
" 5th Sacks auction 135
Price Revisions, A-C catalogue 66,67
Randy's Place plastic tokens 120
Reuben, Kenneth, obituary Ill
Rideshare token on Ontario, CA 57
Texas 445 R now obsolete ..58
Tripbar Transit Authority mystery 121
Union Plaza, NV 500 G token 57
Vancouver, BC, early taxi tokens 59
Wadhams, Ed, obituary Ill
Wadhams, Ed, tribute 114
Williams, Glen, obituary Ill
Wisconsin 160 J notes 23
World Token Report 106,113
Funjungle token, search for 63
Goeller, George, obituary .21
Hale, Andy, obituary 11
Helena Smelter oval ticket 1
Hopper, Lawrence, obituary 83
Houston TILT ride token 94
Hudson Tube tokens 10
Johnson City Taxi token 47
Key West Overseas Highway tokenl ^ . . . 1 . 21 , 43
Land Between the Lakes token 94
Linden, George, obituary 75
Lorain, OH, brass tokens 1
Malta Tramways & Lefts tokens .15
McKinney Ave. tokens all obsolete now.... 83
Memorable Member Meeting 35
Mermaid Fast Ferries token of V.1 33
Mesa, AZ, carousel tokens use 122
Modern TT's of Central Virginia 13
Moscow, Russia, quits using tokens 98
Mose C. Willets hack token 14
BY MONTHLY ISSUES
January. . . i .
1-10
July
. . .75-82
February. . . .
....11-20
August . . . .
. . .83-98
March. ......
21-32
September.
..99-110
April . . , . . . .
33-42
October. . .
.111-120
May ...... . . .
43-56
November . .
.121-130
June ........
57-74
December . .
.131-142
RECAPICUCAEION: OBI^HARIE^
Ralph BroiDH .....131
Roy Carpenter 75
George Goeller. .........................21
Andy Hale 11
Carorence Hopper 83
George Linden 75
Foster Palmer. ....33
Kenneth Reuben ill
Ed IDadhams.. Ill
Glen Williams Ill
New Issues Service policies 12
New Jersey carousel tokens ....25
)klahoma Red Ball bus token 134
Old Passage Ferry token 105
Old Ry. Tickets fetch $$$ in U.K .17
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2002 ADDITIONS TO THE ATWOOD-COFFEE CATALOGUE
The following is a list of tokens that have been added
to the 5th Edition of the Atwood-Coffee Catalogue
during 2002, and in which Issue they are reported and described.
AL 370 B (December)
AZ 375 C (July)
AZ 375 D (December)
CA 245 B (Noi7ember)
CA 410 A (December)
CA 540 I,J (December)
CA 705 D (May)
CA 712 C,D (September)
CA 745 AE (July)
CA 745 AF (November)
CA 775 P,Q (July)
CA 550 E (July)
FL 622 A (December)
lA 380 T,U,V (November)
lA 450 A,B (November)
lA 1000 B (November)
MD 40 E,F (January)
MD 40 G (September)
MI 345 F (December)
MI 750 C (February)
MN 60 C (October)
MN 100 E,F,G (February)
MN 120 B,C (December)
MN 150 A (October)
MN 177 A (December)
MN 370 C (December)
MN 500 A,B (October)
MN 740 B (August)
MS 700 A (June)
MT 660 U,V,W (January)
MT 660 X,Y,Z (September)
MT 1000 A (June)
NE 130 C (September)
NJ 650 A (December)
NJ 975 G (June)
NY 25 L,M (November)
NY 110 G,H (November)
NY 160 E (October)
NY 630 BM (October)
NY 632 E (August)
NC 160 I (January)
NC 360 B,C,D (September)
ND 120 A (November)
OH 505 M (March)
OH 520 J (November)
OR 240 M,N (July)
OR 240 O (November)
PA 293 B,C (October)
PA 615 N (June)
PA 695 D (September)
PA 751 E (May)
TN 690 L (June)
VT 810 B (June)
VA 190 C (March)
VA 260 A (May)
VA 470 A,B,C (January)
VA 610 A (January)
VA 985 G,H (March)
WI 160 J (January)
WI 250 F (September)
WI 915 C,D (June)
WY 750 B (June)
WY 750 C (August)
Unidentified 277 (February)
Presentation BQ (January)
Presentation BR (September)
Club Tour CT-2 (September)
Canada
BC 800 W,X,Y (July)
BC 850 J (July)
MB 900 I (August)
PE 200 A, B (October)
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